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All the Finnish children I know use äiti for mother, but I've seen a lot of variation with regards to naming fathers: isä, isi, and iska. I must admit I've alw

All the Finnish children I know use äiti for mother, but I've seen a lot of variation with regards to naming fathers: isä, isi, and iska. I must admit I've always meant to look at the differences, and see where they come from, but I've never quite remembered.

askonomm 3y ago
Dad in Estonian: isa, issi Mom in Estonian: ema, emme
- euroderf 3y ago
  ema,emme is interesting. Finnish has (as a variant form of "mother") "emo", as in "emolevy" motherboard.
  - askonomm 3y ago
    In Estonian motherboard is emaplaat.