Where does “jojoilija” come from?

jojoilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish jojoilla, from Finnish jojo, from English yo-yo, from Ilocano yóyo — yo-yo.

jojoilija (Finnish): one whose weight fluctuates

Definitions

  1. one whose weight fluctuates

Ancestry of “jojoilija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjojoillato bounce around like a yo-yo, fluctuate
2Finnishjojoyo-yo
3Englishyo-yoA toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical...
4Ilocanoyóyoyo-yo
Every word from Ilocano yóyoEvery word from English yo-yoEvery word from Finnish jojo
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