Where does “itkupilli” come from?

itkupilli (Finnish) comes from Finnish pilli, from Proto-Finnic pilli — pipe, flute (instrument).

itkupilli (Finnish): crybaby

Definitions

  1. crybaby

Ancestry of “itkupilli”, step by step

itkupilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilliwhistle; pipe; drinking straw, straw
2Proto-Finnicpillipipe, flute (instrument)

via Finnish itku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitkucry, crying
2Proto-Finnicitkucry
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