Where does “törmäillä” come from?

törmäillä (Finnish) comes from Finnish törmätä, from Finnish törmä, from Proto-Finnic termä — steep bank (edge of river or lake).

Ancestry of “törmäillä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtörmätäTo impact, collide, crash; To bump into, stumble...
2FinnishtörmäA steep embankment of earth; A relatively high...
3Proto-Finnictermästeep bank (edge of river or lake)

Words derived from “törmäillä”

Every word from Proto-Finnic termä →Every word from Finnish törmä →Every word from Finnish törmätä →