Where does “kieroilu” come from?

kieroilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kieroilla, from Finnish kiero, from Proto-Finnic keero — twisted, bent.

kieroilu (Finnish): weaseling, conspiring

Definitions

  1. weaseling, conspiring

Ancestry of “kieroilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkieroillato weasel, to conspire; to weasel out
2Finnishkierocrooked, twisted; devious; cunning, sly
3Proto-Finnickeerotwisted, bent
Every word from Proto-Finnic keero →Every word from Finnish kiero →Every word from Finnish kieroilla →
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