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Where does “kiroilla” come from?

kiroilla (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirota, from Proto-Finnic kirot'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kira-.

kiroilla (Finnish): To swear, curse, damn

Definitions

  1. To swear, curse, damn

Ancestry of “kiroilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkirotaTo curse, swear, damn; To curse someone, cast a...
2Proto-Finnickirot'akto curse, to swear
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickira-—

Words derived from “kiroilla”

  • kiroilu
  • kiroilupurkki
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