Where does “kiusata” come from?

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

kiusata (Finnish): to bully, pick on

Definitions

  1. to bully, pick on

Ancestry of “kiusata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickiusat'akto tease
2Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “kiusata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kiusat'ak →