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Translations of "library" across Europe (infosec.pub)
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[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

Re: Finland

Kirjasto

Etymology kirja (“book”) +‎ -sto. Coined by Finnish explorer, historian and author Carl Axel Gottlund in 1828.