Where does “lieroilu” come from?

lieroilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish lieroilla, from Finnish liero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

lieroilu (Finnish): acting opportunistically and/or treacherously; acting like a jackal or skunk

Definitions

  1. acting opportunistically and/or treacherously; acting like a jackal or skunk

Ancestry of “lieroilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlieroillato act like a jackal or skunk act like an opportunistic and/or treacherous person
2Finnishlieroearthworm; jackal, skunk
3Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Finnish -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →