Where does “heristyä” come from?

heristyä (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.

heristyä (Finnish): to shake, perk especially of the ears of someone or something that is listening closely

Definitions

  1. to shake, perk especially of the ears of someone or something that is listening closely

Ancestry of “heristyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheristääto shake especially in a menacing or threatening way, such as when shaking one's fist
2Finnishharistaato spread apart
3Finnishharaharrow
4Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
5Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
6Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
7Proto-Finno-Ugric-s
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -sEvery word from Finnish -läEvery word from Finnish -as