Where does “kiusanhaluinen” come from?

kiusanhaluinen (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.

kiusanhaluinen (Finnish): vexatious, troublesome tending to harass others

Definitions

  1. vexatious, troublesome tending to harass others

Ancestry of “kiusanhaluinen”, step by step

kiusanhaluinen 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 haluinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaluinenwith a will or desire for
2Finnishhaludesire; urge, itch
3Finnishhalatato hug, embrace; to want
4Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
5Proto-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 →