Where does “pöyhkeily” come from?

pöyhkeily (Finnish) comes from Finnish pöyhkeillä, from Finnish pöyhkeä, from Finnish pöyheä — fluffy, airy.

pöyhkeily (Finnish): flaunting, acting haughty

Definitions

  1. flaunting, acting haughty

Ancestry of “pöyhkeily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpöyhkeilläto flaunt, to be haughty
2Finnishpöyhkeähaughty, uppity, snooty
3Finnishpöyheäfluffy, airy
Every word from Finnish pöyheä →Every word from Finnish pöyhkeä →Every word from Finnish pöyhkeillä →
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