Where does “rehvastelija” come from?

rehvastelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish rehvastella, from Finnish rehevä, from Finnish rehu, from Proto-Finnic rehu — grass.

rehvastelija (Finnish): braggart, boaster

Definitions

  1. braggart, boaster

Ancestry of “rehvastelija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrehvastellato brag, swagger
2Finnishrehevälush, exuberant, luxuriant; eutrophic; buxom
3Finnishrehufodder, animal feed
4Proto-Finnicrehugrass
Every word from Proto-Finnic rehu →Every word from Finnish rehu →Every word from Finnish rehevä →
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