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Where does “kahvimuki” come from?

kahvimuki (Finnish) comes from Finnish muki, from Swedish mugg, from English mug, from English motherfucker, from English fucker, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.

kahvimuki (Finnish): coffee mug

Definitions

  1. coffee mug

Ancestry of “kahvimuki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmukimug
2Swedishmuggmug; a large cup; mug or cup; travel mug,...
3EnglishmugEasily fooled, gullible; A large cup for hot...
4EnglishmotherfuckerAn extremely contemptible or mean person; Any...
5EnglishfuckerAn undesirable person; The object of some effort;...
6English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
7Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
8Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
9Latin-āre—
10Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
11Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
14Chichewaiyehe, she
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