Where does “prässätä” come from?

prässätä (Finnish) comes from Finnish prässi, from Swedish präss.

prässätä (Finnish): to press; to crease

Definitions

  1. to press; to crease

Ancestry of “prässätä”, step by step

prässätä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish prässi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishprässiA press; A crease, especially one pressed on the...
2Swedishpräss

via Swedish brassa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrassato boast

Words derived from “prässätä

Every word from Swedish prässEvery word from Finnish prässi