lyhyestä virsi kaunis in All languages combined

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Etymology: Literally, “out of brevity, [comes] a beautiful song”. The traditional proverb is used in the Kalevala (1835), but its further history is unclear. Etymology templates: {{m-g|out of brevity, 􂀿comes􂁀 a beautiful song}} “out of brevity, [comes] a beautiful song”, {{lit|out of brevity, 􂀿comes􂁀 a beautiful song}} Literally, “out of brevity, [comes] a beautiful song” Head templates: {{head|fi|proverb|head=lyhyestä virsi kaunis}} lyhyestä virsi kaunis

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      },
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"lyhyestä virsi kaunis" meaning in All languages combined

Proverb [Finnish]