Where does “kireä” come from?
kireä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kiredä, from Proto-Finno-Permic kirɜ.
kireä (Finnish): tight, taut; tense
Ancestry of “kireä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | kiredä | — |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Permic | kirɜ | — |
Words derived from “kireä”