Where does “synkistellä” come from?

synkistellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish synkkä, from Finnish synkeä — all senses.

synkistellä (Finnish): to think, say or act gloomily; to scowl

Definitions

  1. to think, say or act gloomily; to scowl

Ancestry of “synkistellä”, step by step

synkistellä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish synkkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsynkkägloomy; dismal, bleak; grim
2Finnishsynkeäall senses

via Finnish synkistää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsynkistääTo make gloomier
2Finnish-istaa-ize/-ise; Occasionally used for other purposes,...

Words derived from “synkistellä”

Every word from Finnish synkeä →Every word from Finnish synkkä →