Where does “huikentelu” come from?
huikentelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish huikennella, from Finnish huikea, from Proto-Finnic huikeda, from Proto-Germanic swiką, from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- — to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...
huikentelu (Finnish): dissipation, profligacy, frivolousness
Definitions
- dissipation, profligacy, frivolousness
Ancestry of “huikentelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | huikennella | to fritter, frivol, wanton; to live frivolously |
| 2 | Finnish | huikea | very large; immense, enormous, huge, whopping,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | huikeda | shameful, disgraceful |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swiką | deceit; deception; trickery |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sweyg- | to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,... |