Where does “kireästi” come from?

kireästi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kireä, from Proto-Finnic kiredä, from Proto-Finno-Permic kirɜ.

kireästi (Finnish): tightly, tautly, tensely

Definitions

  1. tightly, tautly, tensely

Ancestry of “kireästi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkireätight, taut; tense
2Proto-Finnickiredähard, stiff
3Proto-Finno-Permickirɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kirɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kiredä →Every word from Finnish kireä →