Where does “heristää” come from?

heristää (Finnish) comes from Finnish haristaa, from Finnish hara, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

heristää (Finnish): to shake especially in a menacing or threatening way, such as when shaking one's fist

Definitions

  1. to shake especially in a menacing or threatening way, such as when shaking one's fist

Ancestry of “heristää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharistaato spread apart
2Finnishharaharrow
3Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
4Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
5Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
6Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—

Words derived from “heristää”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s →Every word from Finnish -lä →Every word from Finnish -as →
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