Where does “kiusoittelija” come from?
kiusoittelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiusoitella, from Finnish kiusoittaa, from Finnish kiusa, from Finnish kiusata, from Proto-Finnic kiusat'ak, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.
kiusoittelija (Finnish): teaser, banterer one who teases, or pokes fun at someone
Definitions
- teaser, banterer one who teases, or pokes fun at someone
Ancestry of “kiusoittelija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiusoitella | To tease, banter, twit |
| 2 | Finnish | kiusoittaa | — |
| 3 | Finnish | kiusa | nuisance, bother; annoyance, vexation, peeve,... |
| 4 | Finnish | kiusata | to bully, pick on |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | kiusat'ak | to tease |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | keusaną | to test, to try; to choose |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |