Where does “meloskella” come from?

meloskella (Finnish) comes from Finnish meloa, from Finnish mela, from Proto-Finnic mela, from Proto-Finno-Permic melä.

meloskella (Finnish): to paddle around

Definitions

  1. to paddle around

Ancestry of “meloskella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmeloato paddle to propel something with a paddle
2Finnishmelapaddle; dick
3Proto-Finnicmelapaddle
4Proto-Finno-Permicmelä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic melä →Every word from Proto-Finnic mela →Every word from Finnish mela →