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Konala
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Finnish
fi:
Etymology
First attested as sv Konalby in 1540. Probably from earlier fi *Konhola (through Swedish sv Kånala), perhaps from a village named fi Konho in AkaaKepsu Saulo Uuteen maahan. Helsingin ja Vantaan vanha asutus ja nimistö. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran Toimituksia Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura Tampere 1027 2005 9517467230 or more directly from a byname/nickname fi konhopää fuzzy head; large head, which may have developed into an old given name fi Konho (and thence into a village name).Nimistötoimikunta Helsingin kadunnimet 1981 Helsingin kaupungin julkaisuja 24 Valtion painatuskeskus Helsinki 9517712200 21 For fi konhopää, compare fi korho, of which it appears to be a rare (potentially sound-symbolic) variant.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi neighborhood city/Helsinki
Declension
sg Konal a
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