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Where does “hiisi” come from?

hiisi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic hiici.

hiisi (Finnish): devil, demon; wooded sacred site or burial...

Definitions

  1. devil, demon; wooded sacred site or burial...

Ancestry of “hiisi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichiici—

Words derived from “hiisi”

  • hiidenkirnu
  • Hiidenmaa
  • hiidenkiuas
  • hiidenkivi
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