Where does “römäkkä” come from?

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

Ancestry of “römäkkä”, step by step

römäkkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish akka

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

via Finnish romista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishromistaSynonym of rämistä
2Finnishsko—
Every word from Proto-Finnic akka →