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Finnish
Etymology
Possibly from a hypothetical Proto-Norse *karku (from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō (“throat”)) in reference to a narrow strait.[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Karkku
- A former municipality in Finland, merged with Vammala in 1973.
Declension
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN