Where does “lirinä” come from?

lirinä (Finnish) comes from Finnish liristä, from Finnish -ista — Forms frequentative verbs.

lirinä (Finnish): The sound of a small stream; purl, gurgle

Definitions

  1. The sound of a small stream; purl, gurgle

Ancestry of “lirinä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishliristäTo purl, gurgle
2Finnish-istaForms frequentative verbs
Every word from Finnish -ista