Where does “rääkki” come from?
rääkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish raakata, from Swedish räcka, from Old Swedish rækkia, from Old Norse rekja, from Proto-Germanic rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
rääkki (Finnish): crock person
Definitions
- crock person
Ancestry of “rääkki”, step by step
rääkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish raakata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | raakata | to discard, reject, eliminate; to shave |
| 2 | Swedish | räcka | a long row or sequence of events; to reach; to... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | rækkia | to stretch; to reach; to give |
| 4 | Old Norse | rekja | to unroll |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rakjaną | to stretch, to straighten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃roǵéyeti | to straighten, to make straight, to cause to be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |