Where does “kiusa” come from?

kiusa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiusata, from Proto-Finnic kiusat'ak, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

kiusa (Finnish): nuisance, bother; annoyance, vexation, peeve,...

Definitions

  1. nuisance, bother; annoyance, vexation, peeve,...

Ancestry of “kiusa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiusatato bully, pick on
2Proto-Finnickiusat'akto tease
3Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “kiusa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kiusat'ak →