Where does “kieroilija” come from?

kieroilija (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.

kieroilija (Finnish): crook

Definitions

  1. crook

Ancestry of “kieroilija”, step by step

kieroilija 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 kieroilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkieroillato weasel, to conspire; to weasel out
2Finnishkierocrooked, twisted; devious; cunning, sly
3Proto-Finnickeerotwisted, bent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →
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