Where does “kiireesti” come from?
kiireesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiire, from Proto-Finnic kiireh — hurry, haste.
kiireesti (Finnish): hastily
Ancestry of “kiireesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kiire | hurry, haste; rush; something that causes one to... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kiireh | hurry, haste |