Where does “vilpistely” come from?

vilpistely (Finnish) comes from Finnish vilpistellä, from Finnish vilppi, from Proto-Finnic vilppi.

vilpistely (Finnish): lying or deceiving (somewhat)

Definitions

  1. lying or deceiving (somewhat)

Ancestry of “vilpistely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvilpistelläto lie or deceive somewhat
2Finnishvilppideceit, mendacity, fraud
3Proto-Finnicvilppi—
Every word from Proto-Finnic vilppi →Every word from Finnish vilppi →Every word from Finnish vilpistellä →
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