Where does “varasteleva” come from?

varasteleva (Finnish) comes from Finnish varastella, from Finnish varastaa, from Proto-Finnic vargastadak — to steal, thieve, purloin.

varasteleva (Finnish): thieving

Definitions

  1. thieving

Ancestry of “varasteleva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarastellato steal habitually, or repeatedly
2Finnishvarastaato steal, purloin; Third-person singular...
3Proto-Finnicvargastadakto steal, thieve, purloin
Every word from Proto-Finnic vargastadak →Every word from Finnish varastaa →Every word from Finnish varastella →