Where does “vinkaisu” come from?

vinkaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish vinkaista, from Finnish vinkua, from Proto-Finnic vinkudak — to squeal, to squeak, to whine.

vinkaisu (Finnish): squeak, cry

Definitions

  1. squeak, cry

Ancestry of “vinkaisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvinkaistato squeak, cry out quickly
2Finnishvinkuato squeal, squeak; to whine
3Proto-Finnicvinkudakto squeal, to squeak, to whine
Every word from Proto-Finnic vinkudak →Every word from Finnish vinkua →Every word from Finnish vinkaista →