Where does “kiužõ” come from?

kiužõ (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kiusat'ak, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

kiužõ (Livonian): to pester, badger

Definitions

  1. to pester, badger

Ancestry of “kiužõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickiusat'akto tease
2Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kiusat'ak →