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Where does “pörhistellä” come from?

pörhistellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pörhistää, from Finnish pörheä, from Finnish -eä — Front vowel variant of -ea.

pörhistellä (Finnish): Alternative form of pörhistää

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of pörhistää

Ancestry of “pörhistellä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpörhistääto ruffle
2Finnishpörheäfurry
3Finnish-eäFront vowel variant of -ea
Every word from Finnish -eä →