Where does “räkäinen” come from?

räkäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish räkä, from Proto-Finnic räkä, from Proto-Germanic hrēką — saliva; snot.

räkäinen (Finnish): snotty

Definitions

  1. snotty

Ancestry of “räkäinen”, step by step

räkäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish räkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishräkäsnot; rheum, water; saliva
2Proto-Finnicräkäsnot
3Proto-Germanichrēkąsaliva; snot

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—

Words derived from “räkäinen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēką →Every word from Proto-Finnic räkä →Every word from Finnish räkä →