Where does “ravistelu” come from?

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

ravistelu (Finnish): shake

Definitions

  1. shake

Ancestry of “ravistelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishravistellaTo shake
2FinnishravistaaTo shake
3FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
4Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
5Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
6Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →