Where does “röhinä” come from?

röhinä (Finnish) comes from Finnish röhistä, from Finnish -ista — Forms frequentative verbs.

röhinä (Finnish): A low rasping sound

Definitions

  1. A low rasping sound

Ancestry of “röhinä”, step by step

röhinä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish röhistä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishröhistäto make a low rasping sound
2Finnish-istaForms frequentative verbs

via Finnish nä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnä—
Every word from Finnish -ista →Every word from Finnish röhistä →