Where does “lällärikama” come from?

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

lällärikama (Finnish): sissy stuff

Definitions

  1. sissy stuff

Ancestry of “lällärikama”, step by step

lällärikama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lälläri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlälläriinept person, wimp, sissy
2EnglishlallyLeg
3Finnishlelliäto spoil; to pamper, coddle

via Finnish kama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkamastuff; product
Every word from Finnish lelliä →Every word from English lally →Every word from Finnish lälläri →