Where does “konstailija” come from?
konstailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
konstailija (Finnish): someone who plays or acts up; agent noun of...
Definitions
- someone who plays or acts up; agent noun of...
Ancestry of “konstailija”, step by step
konstailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish konstailla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | konstailla | to trick, to monkey about; to act up |
| 2 | Finnish | konsti | gimmick, trick, way, manner |
| 3 | Swedish | konst | an art; an art, a science, a trick, knowledge; an... |