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Where does “pörhistää” come from?

pörhistää (Finnish) comes from Finnish pörheä, from Finnish -eä — Front vowel variant of -ea.

pörhistää (Finnish): to ruffle

Definitions

  1. to ruffle

Ancestry of “pörhistää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpörheäfurry
2Finnish-eäFront vowel variant of -ea

Words derived from “pörhistää”

  • pörhistellä
Every word from Finnish -eä →