Where does “puristelu” come from?

puristelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puristella, from Finnish puristaa, from Finnish purista — to make a quiet purring sound; to talk quietly or...

puristelu (Finnish): (repeatedly) squeezing or pressing

Definitions

  1. (repeatedly) squeezing or pressing

Ancestry of “puristelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuristellaTo press, squeeze
2Finnishpuristaato press; to clasp, grasp, grip, squeeze, shake,...
3Finnishpuristato make a quiet purring sound; to talk quietly or...
Every word from Finnish purista →Every word from Finnish puristaa →Every word from Finnish puristella →