Where does “räpytys” come from?

räpytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish -us, from Proto-Finnic -us — Forms some nouns from nominal stems.

räpytys (Finnish): blinking of eyes, repeatedly

Definitions

  1. blinking of eyes, repeatedly

Ancestry of “räpytys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
2Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Finnic -usEvery word from Finnish -us
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