Where does “kangertelu” come from?
kangertelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kangerrella, from Finnish kangertaa, from Finnish kankea, from Proto-Finnic kankeda — stiff.
kangertelu (Finnish): problem, difficulty, poor performance, clumsiness especially when understood as a temporary phenomenon
Definitions
- problem, difficulty, poor performance, clumsiness especially when understood as a temporary phenomenon
Ancestry of “kangertelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kangerrella | — |
| 2 | Finnish | kangertaa | of an action, to progress awkwardly or arduously |
| 3 | Finnish | kankea | stiff; awkward, clumsy; Partitive singular form... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kankeda | stiff |