Where does “pisteliäs” come from?

pisteliäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish pistellä, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.

pisteliäs (Finnish): sarcastic, mordant

Definitions

  1. sarcastic, mordant

Ancestry of “pisteliäs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpistelläFrequentative form of pistää; all senses
2Finnishpistääto poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;...
3Proto-Finnicpistädäkto poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to...
4Proto-Finno-Permicpistä-—

Words derived from “pisteliäs”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pistädäk →Every word from Finnish pistää →
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