Where does “hersyttää” come from?

hersyttää (Finnish) comes from Finnish hersyä, from Finnish herua, from Finnish hera, from Proto-Finnic hera, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

hersyttää (Finnish): to cause to gush, fountain or trickle

Definitions

  1. to cause to gush, fountain or trickle

Ancestry of “hersyttää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhersyäto gush, to fountain, to trickle
2FinnishheruaTo trickle, ooze; To give or cede, especially as...
3Finnishherawhey; blood serum
4Proto-Finnicherawhey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Finnic hera →Every word from Finnish hera →