Where does “huikaistua” come from?

huikaistua (Finnish) comes from Finnish huikaista, from Finnish huikea, from Proto-Finnic huikeda, from Proto-Germanic swiką, from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- — to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...

huikaistua (Finnish): to become dazzled

Definitions

  1. to become dazzled

Ancestry of “huikaistua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhuikaistaTo dazzle
2Finnishhuikeavery large; immense, enormous, huge, whopping,...
3Proto-Finnichuikedashameful, disgraceful
4Proto-Germanicswikądeceit; deception; trickery
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweyg-to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swiką →Every word from Proto-Finnic huikeda →