Where does “räväkästi” come from?

räväkästi (Finnish) comes from Finnish räväkkä, from Finnish akka, from Proto-Finnic akka — old woman.

räväkästi (Finnish): smartly, boldly, pertly, piquantly, saucily

Definitions

  1. smartly, boldly, pertly, piquantly, saucily

Ancestry of “räväkästi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishräväkkäsmart, bold, pert, piquant, saucy
2Finnishakkahag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch
3Proto-Finnicakkaold woman
Every word from Proto-Finnic akka →Every word from Finnish akka →Every word from Finnish räväkkä →