Pohjapitoisten
Pohjapitoisten is a Finnish term that appears in a limited number of historical and folkloric sources. It is not a standard ethnonym in contemporary Finnish scholarship, and its exact meaning varies by source. In most uses, pohjapitoisten refers to a group described as living in lowland or bottom-area environments, but the term can function in geographic, social, or mythic contexts rather than as a precise, widely defined category.
Etymology and usage notes: The word is formed from pohja, meaning base or bottom (often interpreted as
Context and interpretation: In some 19th- and early 20th-century ethnographic notes or folk narratives, pohjapitoisten is
See also: Finnish ethnonyms, dialectology, toponymy, folklore studies.