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sauna

SAW-nuh · noun

FinnishEnglish

Origin

English borrowed the word directly from Finnish sauna, keeping both the spelling and the concept intact.

Journey

The facts available don't point to any shift in meaning — the word arrived and has stayed close to its Finnish sense.

Related words

It may be a doublet of the English word stack, meaning the two could share a deeper common root despite looking nothing alike.

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