Where does “nuukailu” come from?

nuukailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuukailla, from Finnish nuuka, from Swedish noga — careful; about someone who takes great care to...

nuukailu (Finnish): skimping

Definitions

  1. skimping

Ancestry of “nuukailu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnuukaillaTo skimp
2Finnishnuukastingy
3Swedishnogacareful; about someone who takes great care to...
Every word from Swedish noga →Every word from Finnish nuuka →Every word from Finnish nuukailla →