Where does “likistellä” come from?

likistellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish likistää, from Finnish liki, from Finnish liki- — A prefix signifying nearly, almost, "close to".

Ancestry of “likistellä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlikistääto squeeze
2Finnishlikialmost, nearly, close to
3Finnishliki-A prefix signifying nearly, almost, "close to"
Every word from Finnish liki- →Every word from Finnish liki →Every word from Finnish likistää →
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