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Where does “ravistaa” come from?

ravistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

ravistaa (Finnish): To shake

Definitions

  1. To shake

Ancestry of “ravistaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictaka—
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

Words derived from “ravistaa”

  • ravistelu
  • ravistella
  • ravistus
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