Where does “törkeillä” come from?

törkeillä (Finnish) comes from Finnish törkeä, from Finnish törky — dirt, filth also figuratively.

törkeillä (Finnish): to behave in a coarse or indecent way

Definitions

  1. to behave in a coarse or indecent way

Ancestry of “törkeillä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtörkeäcoarse, boorish, base; indecent, obscene,...
2Finnishtörkydirt, filth also figuratively

Words derived from “törkeillä

Every word from Finnish törkyEvery word from Finnish törkeä
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