Where does “ärhäkästi” come from?

ärhäkästi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ärhäkkä, from Finnish akka, from Proto-Finnic akka — old woman.

ärhäkästi (Finnish): feistily, mischievously

Definitions

  1. feistily, mischievously

Ancestry of “ärhäkästi”, step by step

ärhäkästi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ärhäkkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishärhäkkäfeisty; mischievous; bantam
2Finnishakkahag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch
3Proto-Finnicakkaold woman

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic akka →Every word from Finnish akka →Every word from Finnish ärhäkkä →