Where does “räpsähtely” come from?
räpsähtely (Finnish) comes from Finnish räpsähdellä, from Finnish räpsähtää, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.
räpsähtely (Finnish): (repeatedly) blinking
Definitions
- (repeatedly) blinking
Ancestry of “räpsähtely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | räpsähdellä | — |
| 2 | Finnish | räpsähtää | to blink |
| 3 | Finnish | -ähtää | Front vowel variant of -ahtaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ahtadak | Forms momentane verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ašta- | — |