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Where does “poistogeeninen” come from?

poistogeeninen (Finnish) comes from Finnish poisto, from Finnish poistaa, from Finnish pois, from Finnish poikki-, from Finnish poikki, from Finnish poikitse, from Finnish itse, from Proto-Finnic icek — to laugh.

poistogeeninen (Finnish): knockout

Definitions

  1. knockout

Ancestry of “poistogeeninen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoistoremoval; deletion; depreciation
2Finnishpoistaato remove; to delete; "~ tuotannosta, myynnistä,...
3Finnishpoisaway, off; off; minus, take away
4Finnishpoikki-cross-, transverse
5Finnishpoikkibroken into two or more pieces; off; exhausted,...
6Finnishpoikitsehere and there, all over , spread out; Across,...
7Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
8Proto-Finnicicekself
9Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Hebrew יצחק →