Coined in the 1960s by linguist Rolf Dunås, it was inspired by the Finnish gender-neutral pronoun hän .
In Swedish, is a gender-neutral third-person singular pronoun used alongside han (he) and hon (she). Coined in the 1960s by linguist Rolf Dunås,
It entered widespread use around 2012 following the publication of the children's book Kivi och Monsterhund , which used the word exclusively for its main character. Coined in the 1960s by linguist Rolf Dunås,