Where does “veikistelijä” come from?
veikistelijä (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.
veikistelijä (Finnish): agent noun of veikistellä: one who does coquetry
Definitions
- agent noun of veikistellä: one who does coquetry
Ancestry of “veikistelijä”, step by step
veikistelijä 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 veikistellä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | veikistellä | to frolic, to behave mischievously |
| 2 | Finnish | veikeä | funny, jovial |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | veikedä | — |