Where does “kihaus” come from?

kihaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kihahtaa, from Finnish kihota, from Finnish tä, from Finnish mitä — Partitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...

Ancestry of “kihaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkihahtaato hiss, sizzle briefly; to give a quick hissing sound, like that of water spilled on something very hot
2Finnishkihotato exude; to ooze
3Finnishtäwhat
4FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...
Every word from Finnish mitä →Every word from Finnish tä →Every word from Finnish kihota →