Where does “kiusallisuus” come from?

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

kiusallisuus (Finnish): awkwardness, embarrassingness

Definitions

  1. awkwardness, embarrassingness

Ancestry of “kiusallisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiusallinenawkward, embarrassing
2Finnishkiusanuisance, bother; annoyance, vexation, peeve,...
3Finnishkiusatato bully, pick on
4Proto-Finnickiusat'akto tease
5Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kiusat'ak →