Where does “kovistella” come from?

kovistella (Finnish) comes from Finnish kovistaa, from Finnish kova, from Proto-Finnic kova — hard.

kovistella (Finnish): To bully

Definitions

  1. To bully

Ancestry of “kovistella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkovistaato come down harshly on someone for some reason;...
2Finnishkovahard; strict, harsh, severe, unfriendly, hard,...
3Proto-Finnickovahard

Words derived from “kovistella”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kova →Every word from Finnish kova →Every word from Finnish kovistaa →