Where does “räikkä” come from?

räikkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish -kkä, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

räikkä (Finnish): ratchet noisemaker or musical instrument where sound is generated by a board striking against a rotating gear

Definitions

  1. ratchet noisemaker or musical instrument where sound is generated by a board striking against a rotating gear

Ancestry of “räikkä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-kkäFront vowel variant of -kka
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “räikkä”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →