Where does “kiristellä” come from?

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

kiristellä (Finnish): to clench or gnash e.g. one's teeth

Definitions

  1. to clench or gnash e.g. one's teeth

Ancestry of “kiristellä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiristääto tighten; to extort, blackmail; to gnash, grind
2Finnishkireätight, taut; tense
3Proto-Finnickiredähard, stiff
4Proto-Finno-Permickirɜ—

Words derived from “kiristellä”

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