Where does “naljailu” come from?

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

naljailu (Finnish): ragging, teasing

Definitions

  1. ragging, teasing

Ancestry of “naljailu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnaljaillaTo tease, rib, torment, rag
2Finnishnaljajest, joke, banter
3Proto-Finnicnaljajoke
4Proto-Finno-Permicnalja—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic nalja →Every word from Proto-Finnic nalja →Every word from Finnish nalja →