Where does “jänistää” come from?

jänistää (Finnish) comes from Finnish jänis, from Proto-Finnic jänis — hare.

jänistää (Finnish): To chicken out, lose courage

Definitions

  1. To chicken out, lose courage

Ancestry of “jänistää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjänishare; mountain hare, "Lepus timidus"; stowaway
2Proto-Finnicjänishare

Words derived from “jänistää”

Every word from Proto-Finnic jänis →Every word from Finnish jänis →