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Where does “kuljeskelu” come from?

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

kuljeskelu (Finnish): rambling

Definitions

  1. rambling

Ancestry of “kuljeskelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkuljeskellaTo wander, drift, roam aimlessly
2Finnish-skellaForms frequentative verbs, chiefly from...
3Proto-Finnic-skeldak—
4Proto-Finno-Ugric-śk-—
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