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

  1. to tighten; to extort, blackmail; to gnash, grind

Ancestry of “kiristää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkireätight, taut; tense
2Proto-Finnickiredähard, stiff
3Proto-Finno-Permickirɜ—

Words derived from “kiristää”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kirɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kiredä →Every word from Finnish kireä →