Where does “kiristää” come from?
kiristää (Finnish) comes from Finnish kireä, from Proto-Finnic kiredä, from Proto-Finno-Permic kirɜ.
kiristää (Finnish): to tighten; to extort, blackmail; to gnash, grind
Definitions
- to tighten; to extort, blackmail; to gnash, grind
Ancestry of “kiristää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kireä | tight, taut; tense |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kiredä | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | kirɜ | — |
Words derived from “kiristää”