Where does “päristää” come from?

päristää (Finnish) comes from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

päristää (Finnish): to snort

Definitions

  1. to snort

Ancestry of “päristää”, step by step

päristää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish päristä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäristäto buzz, rattle; Indicative present connegative...
2Finnish-istaForms frequentative verbs

Words derived from “päristää

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