Where does “kuulostella” come from?

kuulostella (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuulostaa, from Finnish kuulo, from Finnish kuulla, from Proto-Finnic kuuldak, from Proto-Uralic *kuwle- — to hear.

kuulostella (Finnish): to listen, to try to listen to usually to something quiet or faint

Definitions

  1. to listen, to try to listen to usually to something quiet or faint

Ancestry of “kuulostella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuulostaato sound convey an impression by one's sound
2FinnishkuuloThe sense of hearing
3Finnishkuullato hear; to hear of; to listen to
4Proto-Finnickuuldakto hear
5Proto-Uralic*kuwle-to hear
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kuwle- →
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