Where does “alkukangertelu” come from?
alkukangertelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kangertelu, from Finnish kangerrella, from Finnish kangertaa, from Finnish kankea, from Proto-Finnic kankeda — stiff.
alkukangertelu (Finnish): initial blundering
Definitions
- initial blundering
Ancestry of “alkukangertelu”, step by step
alkukangertelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kangertelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kangertelu | problem, difficulty, poor performance, clumsiness especially when understood as a temporary phenomenon |
| 2 | Finnish | kangerrella | — |
| 3 | Finnish | kangertaa | of an action, to progress awkwardly or arduously |
| 4 | Finnish | kankea | stiff; awkward, clumsy; Partitive singular form... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | kankeda | stiff |