Where does “mokailla” come from?

mokailla (Finnish) comes from Finnish mokata, from English mock, from Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, from Middle Dutch mocken, from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mūg-.

mokailla (Finnish): Frequentative aspect of mokata

Definitions

  1. Frequentative aspect of mokata

Ancestry of “mokailla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmokatato blunder, screw up, have a problem, be a...
2EnglishmockAn imitation, usually of lesser quality; Mockery,...
3Middle Englishmokken—
4Old Frenchmocquer—
5Middle Dutchmockento mumble
6Proto-Germanicmukkijaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną →Every word from Middle Dutch mocken →