Ruotsi
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[edit] Etymology
From Old Swedish *roþs- (compare Swedish ro (“to row”)). The term ruotsi referred to Swedes including the Varangians who established Novgorod; when the Varangians became assimilated by Slavs the Baltic-Finnish term became to refer the Rus → Russia.
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Ruotsi
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Declension of Ruotsi (type risti)
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[edit] References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.