Where does “kiusanhalu” come from?

kiusanhalu (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.

kiusanhalu (Finnish): mischievousness

Definitions

  1. mischievousness

Ancestry of “kiusanhalu”, step by step

kiusanhalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiusa

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

via Finnish halu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaludesire; urge, itch
2Finnishhalatato hug, embrace; to want
3Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kiusat'ak →