Where does “kiemurtelu” come from?
kiemurtelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiemurrella, from Finnish kiemurtaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
kiemurtelu (Finnish): squirming, corkscrewing, wriggle
Definitions
- squirming, corkscrewing, wriggle
Ancestry of “kiemurtelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kiemurrella | To squirm; To snake; To corkscrew |
| 2 | Finnish | kiemurtaa | Synonym of kiemurrella; Third-person singular... |
| 3 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 4 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | taka | — |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |