Where does “liejupiru” come from?

liejupiru (Finnish) comes from Finnish piru, from Finnish perkele, from Proto-Finnic perkeleh — evil spirit?.

liejupiru (Finnish): hellbender

Definitions

  1. hellbender

Ancestry of “liejupiru”, step by step

liejupiru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiruthe Devil; a devil; An intensifier; used in...
2FinnishperkeleThe Devil, Satan; also Perkele; devil; A swear...
3Proto-Finnicperkelehevil spirit?

via Finnish lieju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliejumud, mire; gyttja
Every word from Proto-Finnic perkeleh →Every word from Finnish perkele →Every word from Finnish piru →