uppiniskainen
Finnish
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Definitions
- stubborn, recalcitrant
Etymology
Affix from Finnish niska (neck, nape, back of the neck, load bearing horizontal support column) derived from Swedish uppstudsig.
Origin
Swedish
uppstudsig
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -niskainen Finnish
- joenniska Finnish
- jäykkäniska Finnish
- koskenniska Finnish
- kyrmyniska Finnish
- köyryniska Finnish
- niska Finnish
- niska-aukko Finnish
- niskakarva Finnish
- niskakoulu Finnish
- niskalenkki Finnish
- niskanahka Finnish
- niskanikama Finnish
- niskaperseote Finnish
- niskatyyny Finnish
- niskavillat Finnish
- niskoitella Finnish
- pihkaniska Finnish
- punaniskavallabi Finnish
- uppiniskaisesti Finnish
- uppiniskaisuus Finnish
- valkoniskamuura Finnish
- uppstudsig Swedish
- *niska Proto-Finnic