Where does “kiusanteko” come from?

kiusanteko (Finnish) comes from Finnish teko, from Proto-Finnic teko, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

kiusanteko (Finnish): teasing, mischief

Definitions

  1. teasing, mischief

Ancestry of “kiusanteko”, step by step

kiusanteko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtekoact, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,...
2Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
3Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
4Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Uralic teke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk →
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