A lovely 2016 essay about the words used in different languages to express things for which there's no word on English. Like sisu, a Finnish word for the psychological strength that allows a person to overcome extraordinary challenges. Sisu is similar to what an American might call perseverance, or the trendier concept of grit, but it has no real equivalent in English. It connotes both determination and bravery, a willingness to act even when the reward seems out of reach.
And Heimat (from German, "a deep-rooted fondness towards a place to which one has a strong feeling of belonging")
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