Where does “salakuunnella” come from?
salakuunnella (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuunnella, from Proto-Finnic kundeldak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kontale-.
salakuunnella (Finnish): to eavesdrop, listen in; to tap, wiretap
Definitions
- to eavesdrop, listen in; to tap, wiretap
Ancestry of “salakuunnella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kuunnella | to listen; to listen in, eavesdrop; often with... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kundeldak | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kontale- | — |