Where does “silmakirjatsus” come from?
silmakirjatsus (Estonian) comes from Estonian silmakirjatsema, from Estonian -tsema — Forms frequentative verbs.
silmakirjatsus (Estonian): hypocrisy
Ancestry of “silmakirjatsus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | silmakirjatsema | to be hypocritical |
| 2 | Estonian | -tsema | Forms frequentative verbs |