Where does “peijaiset” come from?
peijaiset (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic faigijaz, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
peijaiset (Finnish): A feast to celebrate the kill of a large wild...
Definitions
- A feast to celebrate the kill of a large wild...
Ancestry of “peijaiset”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | faigijaz | fey, doomed to die |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |
Words derived from “peijaiset”