Where does “perkeleesti” come from?
perkeleesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish perkele, from Proto-Finnic perkeleh.
perkeleesti (Finnish): An intensifier
Ancestry of “perkeleesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | perkele | The Devil, Satan; also Perkele; devil; A swear... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | perkeleh | — |