Where does “sekoilla” come from?

sekoilla (Finnish) comes from Finnish seko, from Finnish sekopää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

sekoilla (Finnish): to bumble around, bumble about; to muck around,...

Definitions

  1. to bumble around, bumble about; to muck around,...

Ancestry of “sekoilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsekonut, nutcase, loon, fruitcake
2Finnishsekopäänutcase, loon, kook, screwball
3Finnishpäähead; end, tip
4Proto-Finnicpäähead
5Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

Words derived from “sekoilla”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →