Where does “pohdiskelija” come from?
pohdiskelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohdiskella, from Finnish -skella, from Proto-Finnic -skeldak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -śk-.
pohdiskelija (Finnish): reflector, contemplator, ponderer
Definitions
- reflector, contemplator, ponderer
Ancestry of “pohdiskelija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pohdiskella | To reflect, contemplate |
| 2 | Finnish | -skella | Forms frequentative verbs, chiefly from... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -skeldak | Forms frequentative verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -śk- | — |