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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *peijeh + -as, either from Proto-Indo-Iranian *paHiyas (“libation[1]”) or alternatively and less likely from Proto-Germanic *faigijaz (“fey, doomed to die”), compare Old Norse feigr (“near to death”). Cognate with Estonian peied (“wake”).
Pronunciation
Noun
peijaat
- Synonym of peijaiset
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References
- ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “peijaat”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01
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