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Where does “vihoitella” come from?

vihoitella (Finnish) comes from Finnish vihoittaa, from Finnish viha, from Proto-Finnic viha, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

vihoitella (Finnish): to be angry/mad

Definitions

  1. to be angry/mad

Ancestry of “vihoitella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvihoittaato enrage
2Finnishvihaanger, fury, rage, wrath, ire; hate, hatred,...
3Proto-Finnicvihahate, anger; rage; agression
4Proto-Finnicwiša—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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