Where does “temppuilija” come from?
temppuilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
temppuilija (Finnish): trickster; agent noun of temppuilla
Definitions
- trickster; agent noun of temppuilla
Ancestry of “temppuilija”, step by step
temppuilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish temppuilla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | temppuilla | to monkey around, to monkey about |
| 2 | Finnish | temppu | trick, stunt |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | temppu | trick |