Where does “kilistää” come from?
kilistää (Finnish) comes from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
kilistää (Finnish): to tinkle, tingle, jingle, clink to cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself
Definitions
- to tinkle, tingle, jingle, clink to cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself
Ancestry of “kilistää”, step by step
kilistää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 2 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
via Finnish kilistä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kilistä | to tinkle, jingle, clink, ring to make light high-pitched metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell |