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Where does “hajareisin” come from?

hajareisin (Finnish) comes from Finnish reisi, from Proto-Finnic raici, from Finnish rietas, from Proto-Finnic reet'as.

hajareisin (Finnish): astride; see also verb bestride

Definitions

  1. astride; see also verb bestride

Ancestry of “hajareisin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreisithigh; femur; femoral
2Proto-Finnicraicithigh
3Finnishrietaswanton, lewd, lascivious
4Proto-Finnicreet'as—
Every word from Proto-Finnic reet'as →