Where does “heristäminen” come from?
heristäminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish heristää, from Finnish haristaa, from Finnish hara, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
Ancestry of “heristäminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heristää | to shake especially in a menacing or threatening way, such as when shaking one's fist |
| 2 | Finnish | haristaa | to spread apart |
| 3 | Finnish | hara | harrow |
| 4 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 5 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |