Suomi
WordNet
noun
(1) The official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages
(2) Republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917
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Etymology
Probably from *šāma- < Proto-Baltic *žemē (ground). Cognates include Estonian Soome, Sami Suopma, as well as Sami, Häme (Tavastia), hämäläinen (Tavastian).