Where does “veikistely” come from?

veikistely (Finnish) comes from Finnish veikistellä, from Finnish veikeä, from Proto-Finnic veikedä.

veikistely (Finnish): acting funny or jovial, frolicking, coquetry

Definitions

  1. acting funny or jovial, frolicking, coquetry

Ancestry of “veikistely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveikistelläto frolic, to behave mischievously
2Finnishveikeäfunny, jovial
3Proto-Finnicveikedä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic veikedä →Every word from Finnish veikeä →Every word from Finnish veikistellä →