Where does “repäisy” come from?

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

repäisy (Finnish): ripping or tearing off

Definitions

  1. ripping or tearing off

Ancestry of “repäisy”, step by step

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

Words derived from “repäisy”

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