Where does “kuljeskelija” come from?

kuljeskelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuljeskella, from Finnish -skella, from Proto-Finnic -skeldak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -śk-.

kuljeskelija (Finnish): wanderer, flaneur

Definitions

  1. wanderer, flaneur

Ancestry of “kuljeskelija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkuljeskellaTo wander, drift, roam aimlessly
2Finnish-skellaForms frequentative verbs, chiefly from...
3Proto-Finnic-skeldakForms frequentative verbs
4Proto-Finno-Ugric-śk-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -śk- →Every word from Finnish -skella →Every word from Finnish kuljeskella →