Where does “räyhäkäs” come from?
räyhäkäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
räyhäkäs (Finnish): aggressive, quarrelsome
Definitions
- aggressive, quarrelsome
Ancestry of “räyhäkäs”, step by step
räyhäkäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kas | look!, oh!, my!, behold!; look |
| 2 | Finnish | katso! | look! |
| 3 | Finnish | katsoa | to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kaccodak | to look |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gātijaną | — |
via Finnish räyhätä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | räyhätä | to scream (at), scold angrily |