Where does “rävähtää” come from?
rävähtää (Finnish) comes from Finnish rapista, from Spanish -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
rävähtää (Finnish): to quickly open or change in some way such as open one's eyes, change one's colors
Definitions
- to quickly open or change in some way such as open one's eyes, change one's colors
Ancestry of “rävähtää”, step by step
rävähtää traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rapista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rapista | to patter, to rustle; Indicative present... |
| 2 | Spanish | -ista | -ista; one who follows a principle. Example:... |
| 3 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via Finnish ahtaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |
via Finnish räpyttää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | räpyttää | to blink (eyes, repeatedly) |