Where does “lälläri” come from?

lälläri (Finnish) comes from English lally, from Finnish lelliä — to spoil; to pamper, coddle.

lälläri (Finnish): inept person, wimp, sissy

Definitions

  1. inept person, wimp, sissy

Ancestry of “lälläri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlallyLeg
2Finnishlelliäto spoil; to pamper, coddle

Words derived from “lälläri”

Every word from Finnish lelliä →Every word from English lally →