Where does “pörhistyä” come from?

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

pörhistyä (Finnish): to fluff up, puff up

Definitions

  1. to fluff up, puff up

Ancestry of “pörhistyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpörhistääto ruffle
2Finnishpörheäfurry
3Finnish-eäFront vowel variant of -ea
Every word from Finnish -eä →Every word from Finnish pörheä →Every word from Finnish pörhistää →
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