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Where does “pahoitella” come from?

pahoitella (Finnish) comes from Finnish pahoittaa, from Finnish paha, from Proto-Finnic paha, from Proto-Finnic paša, from Czech pást, from Proto-Slavic pastь, from Proto-Slavic pastì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

pahoitella (Finnish): To regret

Definitions

  1. To regret

Ancestry of “pahoitella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpahoittaato hurt; only used in the idiomatic expressions...
2Finnishpahabad, ill; evil; difficult, hard, tricky
3Proto-Finnicpahabad, evil, unkind
4Proto-Finnicpaša—
5Czechpástto graze, to pasture
6Proto-Slavicpastьfall, attack; trench, trap; mouth, throat
7Proto-Slavicpastì—
8Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
10Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “pahoitella”

  • pahoittelu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →