Where does “teloja” come from?

teloja (Finnish) comes from Finnish teloa, from Finnish tela, from Proto-Germanic þelą, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

teloja (Finnish): one who injures or hurts (e.g. one's own body parts)

Definitions

  1. one who injures or hurts (e.g. one's own body parts)

Ancestry of “teloja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteloato hurt, to injure
2Finnishtelaa log or other piece of wood used as support to...
3Proto-Germanicþeląfloor; deal
4Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þelą →Every word from Finnish tela →
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