Where does “koristelija” come from?
koristelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish koristella, from Finnish koristaa, from Finnish korea, from Ancient Greek χορεία, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
koristelija (Finnish): decorator, one who decorates
Definitions
- decorator, one who decorates
Ancestry of “koristelija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koristella | to decorate |
| 2 | Finnish | koristaa | To decorate, to adorn, to embellish; To festoon;... |
| 3 | Finnish | korea | beautiful, decorated; Korean; chorea |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χορεία | dance, especially choral dance with music; any... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |