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vakka kantensa valitsee

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Finnish

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Etymology

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vakka (type of wooden container, bushel) + kansi (cap) +‎ -nsa (third person possessive suffix) + valitsee (chooses)

Proverb

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vakka kantensa valitsee

  1. a man is known by the company he keeps (people are similar in character to their friends)