sielu

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • soul
  • moving spirit one who provides significant impetus or guidance in a given venture, movement, enterprise etc.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish siel derived from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō (soul, life force).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*saiwalō

Gloss

soul, life force

Concept
Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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