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Finnish
Etymology
Unknown. The original nominative was Saimas as part of Saimas wesi, Saimas selkä (1646). Possibly connected with the Sami endonym *sāmē.[1] Alternatively from an unknown substrate language.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Saimaa
- The largest lake of Finland, and fourth in Europe.
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References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
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