Where does “puuhailu” come from?

puuhailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puuhailla, from Finnish puuhata, from Finnish tä, from Finnish mitä — Partitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...

Ancestry of “puuhailu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuuhaillato keep busy with, to potter around with
2FinnishpuuhataTo keep busy with
3Finnishwhat
4FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...
Every word from Finnish mitäEvery word from Finnish Every word from Finnish puuhata