Where does “reippailija” come from?
reippailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
reippailija (Finnish): agent noun of reippailla: one who exercises...
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- agent noun of reippailla: one who exercises...
Ancestry of “reippailija”, step by step
reippailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish reippailla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | reippailla | to act brave, brisk, breezy or cheery |
| 2 | Finnish | reipas | brave; brisk; generous |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rībaz | generous; abundant |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | reyp- | to tear , rip |