Where does “kiristys” come from?

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

kiristys (Finnish): tightening; blackmail, extortion

Definitions

  1. tightening; blackmail, extortion

Ancestry of “kiristys”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kiristys”

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