Where does “kosiskelija” come from?
kosiskelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kosiskella, from Finnish -skella, from Proto-Finnic -skeldak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -śk-.
kosiskelija (Finnish): wooer, suitor
Definitions
- wooer, suitor
Ancestry of “kosiskelija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kosiskella | To woo |
| 2 | Finnish | -skella | Forms frequentative verbs, chiefly from... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -skeldak | Forms frequentative verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -śk- | — |