Where does “kiusaantua” come from?
kiusaantua (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiusa, from Finnish kiusata, from Proto-Finnic kiusat'ak, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.
kiusaantua (Finnish): to be annoyed and/or embarrassed, to feel awkward...
Definitions
- to be annoyed and/or embarrassed, to feel awkward...
Ancestry of “kiusaantua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kiusa | nuisance, bother; annoyance, vexation, peeve,... |
| 2 | Finnish | kiusata | to tease ; to pester; to badger; to bully, pick... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kiusat'ak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | keusaną | to test, to try; to choose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |