Where does “kireys” come from?

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

kireys (Finnish): tightness, tautness

Definitions

  1. tightness, tautness

Ancestry of “kireys”, 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 →