nearby (see #Hiidtamme). The term seems to derive from #ProtoFinnic *hiici, thought originally to mean ‘burial ground’ and evolving into #Finnish #hiisi, devil, forest spirit, hell, etc. (but see #Hiiela), or perhaps a loan from #ProtoGermanic *χīđiz, for den or thicket.
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Front view of old house with top-storey pulley system for hoisting goods in Sauna, Tallinn.
the #Finnish word for soap #saippua, but this seems too remote (see #Seebi). What appears to be the safest clue is – other than its Finnish, #Livonian, #Votic, etc. cognates deriving from early #ProtoFinnic *sakńa meaning #sauna in the broad sense (see above) – its use in
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