Where does “hieroskelu” come from?
hieroskelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish hieroskella, from Finnish -skella, from Proto-Finnic -skeldak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -śk-.
hieroskelu (Finnish): rubbing around
Definitions
- rubbing around
Ancestry of “hieroskelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hieroskella | to rub (around) |
| 2 | Finnish | -skella | Forms frequentative verbs, chiefly from... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -skeldak | Forms frequentative verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -śk- | — |