Where does “räväkkyys” come from?

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

räväkkyys (Finnish): boldness, pertness, smartness, piquancy

Definitions

  1. boldness, pertness, smartness, piquancy

Ancestry of “räväkkyys”, 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 →