Where does “repäisyreuna” come from?

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

repäisyreuna (Finnish): tear-off; a strip at the edge of a bag or similar packaging that can be torn off

Definitions

  1. tear-off; a strip at the edge of a bag or similar packaging that can be torn off

Ancestry of “repäisyreuna”, step by step

repäisyreuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish repäisy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrepäisyripping or tearing off
2FinnishrepäistäTo suddenly rip something; To surprisingly do...
3FinnishrepiäTo tear, shred, rip
4Proto-Finnicrepidäkto tear, to rip

via Finnish reuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreunarim; brink, edge, border; boundary
2Proto-Finnicreunaedge
Every word from Proto-Finnic repidäk →Every word from Finnish repiä →Every word from Finnish repäistä →