Where does “jäykistely” come from?

jäykistely (Finnish) comes from Finnish jäykistellä, from Finnish jäykistää, from Finnish jäykkä, from Finnish jää, from Proto-Finnic jää, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.

jäykistely (Finnish): standing on ceremony acting formally or ceremoniously

Definitions

  1. standing on ceremony acting formally or ceremoniously

Ancestry of “jäykistely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäykistelläto stand on ceremony
2Finnishjäykistääto stiffen
3Finnishjäykkästiff, rigid
4Finnishjääice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =...
5Proto-Finnicjääice
6Proto-Uralicjäŋeice
Every word from Proto-Uralic jäŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic jää →Every word from Finnish jää →
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