Where does “naljailla” come from?

naljailla (Finnish) comes from Finnish nalja, from Proto-Finnic nalja, from Proto-Finno-Permic nalja.

naljailla (Finnish): To tease, rib, torment, rag

Definitions

  1. To tease, rib, torment, rag

Ancestry of “naljailla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaljajest, joke, banter
2Proto-Finnicnaljajoke
3Proto-Finno-Permicnalja—

Words derived from “naljailla”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic nalja →Every word from Proto-Finnic nalja →Every word from Finnish nalja →
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