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

  1. to be annoyed and/or embarrassed, to feel awkward...

Ancestry of “kiusaantua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiusanuisance, bother; annoyance, vexation, peeve,...
2Finnishkiusatato bully, pick on
3Proto-Finnickiusat'akto tease
4Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “kiusaantua”

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