Where does “kahistella” come from?

kahistella (Finnish) comes from Finnish kahistaa, from Finnish kähistä, from Finnish käheä — hoarse.

Ancestry of “kahistella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkahistaato rustle cause something, like leaves, to rustle
2Finnishkähistäto croak
3Finnishkäheähoarse
Every word from Finnish käheä →Every word from Finnish kähistä →Every word from Finnish kahistaa →