Where does “repäisevä” come from?

repäisevä (Finnish) comes from Finnish repäistä, from Finnish repiä, from Proto-Finnic repidäk — to tear, to rip.

repäisevä (Finnish): thrilling, sensational

Definitions

  1. thrilling, sensational

Ancestry of “repäisevä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrepäistäTo suddenly rip something; To surprisingly do...
2FinnishrepiäTo tear, shred, rip
3Proto-Finnicrepidäkto tear, to rip

Words derived from “repäisevä”

Every word from Proto-Finnic repidäk →Every word from Finnish repiä →Every word from Finnish repäistä →
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