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Where does “kiroilu” come from?

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

kiroilu (Finnish): swearing

Definitions

  1. swearing

Ancestry of “kiroilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiroillaTo swear, curse, damn
2FinnishkirotaTo curse, swear, damn; To curse someone, cast a...
3Proto-Finnickirot'akto curse, to swear
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickira-—

Words derived from “kiroilu”

  • kiroilupurkki
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