Where does “viivästely” come from?

viivästely (Finnish) comes from Finnish viivästellä, from Finnish viivästää, from Finnish viiva, from Finnish vije-.

viivästely (Finnish): repeatedly delaying

Definitions

  1. repeatedly delaying

Ancestry of “viivästely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviivästellä—
2Finnishviivästääto delay
3Finnishviivaline; dash, hyphen; bar
4Finnishvije-—
Every word from Finnish vije- →Every word from Finnish viiva →Every word from Finnish viivästää →