Where does “rähäkkä” come from?

rähäkkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish akka, from Proto-Finnic akka — old woman.

rähäkkä (Finnish): affray, fracas, ruffle

Definitions

  1. affray, fracas, ruffle

Ancestry of “rähäkkä”, step by step

rähäkkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish akka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishakkahag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch
2Proto-Finnicakkaold woman

via Finnish rähistä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrähistäTo brawl

Words derived from “rähäkkä”

Every word from Proto-Finnic akka →Every word from Finnish akka →