Where does “kiusankappale” come from?

kiusankappale (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.

kiusankappale (Finnish): nuisance, annoyance, pest

Definitions

  1. nuisance, annoyance, pest

Ancestry of “kiusankappale”, step by step

kiusankappale 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 kappale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkappaleobject; piece; track, song
2Proto-Finnickapalehpiece
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kiusat'ak →