Akindofwhipmadeofbirchtwigsandusedinthesaunatoenhancetheeffectofheatbygentlybeatingoneselfwithit.saunavasta, vihtaShow more See usage notes under vihta.Show more saunavastavastoaShow more From Proto-Finnic vasta, from Proto-Finno-Permic wasta (“a place opposite or across”). Shares its origin with vasta- (“counter-, anti-, opposite”). Related to Estonian vast, Ingrian vassa, Karelian vasta, Livonian vastõ, Livvi vastah, Veps vast, Võro vasta, Votic vassa, Northern Sami vuostá (“towards, against”), Erzya вастомс (vastoms, “to meet”), Moksha васта (vasta, “spot, place”) and probably Eastern Mari ваштареш (vaštareš, “against”). From Proto-Finnic vasta. Probably from earlier kvasta, either from Proto-Slavic xvostъ, or of Germanic origin, compare Swedish kvast.Show more Press Esc to closeSource:
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