Where does “peilailu” come from?

peilailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish peilailla, from Finnish peilata, from Swedish pejla — or in}} to determine the direction towards (something, usually with a pelorus or radio direction finder), to take a bearing (on).

peilailu (Finnish): viewing oneself in a mirror

Definitions

  1. viewing oneself in a mirror

Ancestry of “peilailu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpeilaillaTo watch oneself from a mirror
2Finnishpeilatato mirror, reflect; to flip, mirror
3Swedishpejlaor in}} to determine the direction towards (something, usually with a pelorus or radio direction finder), to take a bearing (on)
Every word from Swedish pejla →Every word from Finnish peilata →Every word from Finnish peilailla →