hengailla etymology

Finnish word hengailla comes from Finnish hengata ((intransitive, slang) To hang about, hang out.), Finnish -illa

Detailed word origin of hengailla

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
hengata Finnish (fin) (intransitive, slang) To hang about, hang out.
-illa Finnish (fin) Forms action verbs which denote an activity closely related with a noun.. Forms frequentative verbs. The resulting verb often describes a more or less leisurely or long-lasting activity, or an activity that is not overly goal-oriented.
hengailla Finnish (fin) (intransitive, slang) To hang around, hang out (to spend time without doing anything in particular).

Words with the same origin as hengailla

Descendants of -illa
arvailla autoilla epäilemättä epäillä epäilyttää haaveilla hikoilla hätäillä kilpailla kokeilla kokoelma kuvailla määräillä nyrkkeilijä nyrkkeillä pelleillä pilailla samoilla tapailla tarjoilla tarkkailija vierailija vierailla vittuilla