Perkele

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Perkele (pronounced

evil spirit' and a popular Finnish profanity, used similarly to the English phrase god damn,[1] although it is considered much more profane. It is most likely the most internationally known Finnish curse word.[2][3][4][5]

Etymology

The name is of Indo-European origin;

Perkwunos
is the reconstructed name of the god of thunder.

Some researchers consider Perkele to be an original name of the thunder god

evil spirit.[8][9]

Influence of Christianity

As Finland was Christianized, the ancient pre-Christian deities came to be regarded as demons. This led to the use of "Perkele" as a translation for "Devil" in the Finnish translation of the Bible. Later, in other translations, the word was rendered as paholainen (the evil one).[10]

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References

  1. ISBN 952-5446-20-4
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  2. ^ "How Finns Swear and What This Tells Us About Their Culture".
  3. ^ "Finnish swearwords – a list of profanities you shouldn't know". 4 March 2015.
  4. ISBN 978-9027256874
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  5. ASIN B015AM7Q90
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  6. ^ Siikala, Anna-Leena (2013). Itämerensuomalaisten mytologia [Mythology of the Baltic Finns] (in Finnish). Helsinki: SKS.
  7. ISBN 951-649-695-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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  8. ^ "Miten suomalaiset kiroilivat ennen kristinuskoa?" [How did Finns curse before Christianity?] (in Finnish). Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  9. ISBN 951-9019-16-2
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  10. ^ "Paholainen".
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