Where does “maleksinta” come from?

maleksinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish maleksia, from Finnish mätää, from Proto-Finnic matadak — to creep.

maleksinta (Finnish): loitering, hanging around aimlessly

Definitions

  1. loitering, hanging around aimlessly

Ancestry of “maleksinta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmaleksiaTo loiter
2FinnishmätääPartitive singular form of mätä
3Proto-Finnicmatadakto creep
Every word from Proto-Finnic matadak →Every word from Finnish mätää →Every word from Finnish maleksia →