Where does “kielirisa” come from?

kielirisa (Finnish) comes from Finnish risa, from Finnish risahtaa, from Finnish -ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

kielirisa (Finnish): lingual tonsil

Definitions

  1. lingual tonsil

Ancestry of “kielirisa”, step by step

kielirisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish risa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrisatonsil; broken
2Finnishrisahtaato crackle or snap once
3Finnish-ahtaaForms momentane or semelfactive verbs
4Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
5Proto-Uralic-ašta-—

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ahtaa →Every word from Finnish risahtaa →