Where does “torveilla” come from?

torveilla (Finnish) comes from Finnish torvi, from Proto-Finnic torvi, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

torveilla (Finnish): to behave stupidly or obnoxiously

Definitions

  1. to behave stupidly or obnoxiously

Ancestry of “torveilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtorvihorn; tube or pipe, especially one that widens in...
2Proto-Finnictorvihorn; tube, pipe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “torveilla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Finnic torvi →Every word from Finnish torvi →