Where does “ivata” come from?
ivata (Finnish) comes from Finnish tä, from Finnish mitä — Partitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...
ivata (Finnish): to ridicule, mock, sneer, jeer at, scoff,...
Definitions
- to ridicule, mock, sneer, jeer at, scoff,...
Ancestry of “ivata”, step by step
ivata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tä | what |
| 2 | Finnish | mitä | Partitive singular form of mikä; Partitive... |
via Finnish iva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | iva | ridicule, sarcasm, mockery, derision; irony |