Where does “keljuilija” come from?

keljuilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

keljuilija (Finnish): one who ridicules, makes fun of, teases

Definitions

  1. one who ridicules, makes fun of, teases

Ancestry of “keljuilija”, step by step

keljuilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish keljuilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeljuillato behave unpleasantly, to pick on, to tease
2Finnish-illäFront vowel variant of -illa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →