Where does “kiristely” come from?

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

kiristely (Finnish): clenching, gnashing one's teeth

Definitions

  1. clenching, gnashing one's teeth

Ancestry of “kiristely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiristelläto clench or gnash e.g. one's teeth
2Finnishkiristääto tighten; to extort, blackmail; to gnash, grind
3Finnishkireätight, taut; tense
4Proto-Finnickiredähard, stiff
5Proto-Finno-Permickirɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kirɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kiredä →Every word from Finnish kireä →