Where does “repäisevyys” come from?

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

repäisevyys (Finnish): thrillingness

Definitions

  1. thrillingness

Ancestry of “repäisevyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrepäiseväthrilling, sensational
2FinnishrepäistäTo suddenly rip something; To surprisingly do...
3FinnishrepiäTo tear, shred, rip
4Proto-Finnicrepidäkto tear, to rip
Every word from Proto-Finnic repidäk →Every word from Finnish repiä →Every word from Finnish repäistä →