Helsingfors.
Helsinki (the capital city and urban area of Greater Helsinki, Uusimaa region, Finland)
Meaning & usage
Helsinki (the capital city and urban area of Greater Helsinki, Uusimaa region, Finland)
Where this word comes from
From Swedish Helsingfors (“Helsinki”), first part is the common place name Helsinge. Last part fors (“rapid, waterfall”), from Old Swedish fors (“torrent, stream, waterfall”), from Old Norse fors (“waterfall”), from Proto-Germanic *fursaz (“waterfall, torrent”), from Pre-Germanic *pŕ̥sos, from Proto-Indo-European *pers- (“to sprinkle, splatter”).
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