Where does “töllistellä” come from?

töllistellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ellä, from Finnish Elina, from Finnish Helena, from Swedish Helena, from Ancient Greek ἑλένη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

töllistellä (Finnish): to ogle, to gawk, to gape

Definitions

  1. to ogle, to gawk, to gape

Ancestry of “töllistellä”, step by step

töllistellä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ellä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelläif
2FinnishElinaHelen
3FinnishHelena—
4SwedishHelenaHelen
5Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Finnish töllistää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtöllistääto ogle in amazement
2Finnish-istaa-ize/-ise; Occasionally used for other purposes,...

Words derived from “töllistellä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλένη →Every word from Swedish Helena →