Where does “kiivaasti” come from?

kiivaasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiivas, from Proto-Baltic gīˀwás.

kiivaasti (Finnish): furiously

Definitions

  1. furiously

Ancestry of “kiivaasti”, step by step

kiivaasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiivas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiivasquick-tempered, excitable; powerful; rapid
2Proto-Balticgīˀwás—

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Baltic gīˀwás →Every word from Finnish kiivas →
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