Where does “räväkkä” come from?

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

räväkkä (Finnish): smart, bold, pert, piquant, saucy

Definitions

  1. smart, bold, pert, piquant, saucy

Ancestry of “räväkkä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishakkahag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch
2Proto-Finnicakkaold woman

Words derived from “räväkkä”

Every word from Proto-Finnic akka →Every word from Finnish akka →