Where does “repaleinen” come from?

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

repaleinen (Finnish): tattered

Definitions

  1. tattered

Ancestry of “repaleinen”, step by step

repaleinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish repale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrepalescrap, rag, tatter
2FinnishrepiäTo tear, shred, rip
3Proto-Finnicrepidäkto tear, to rip

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—

Words derived from “repaleinen”

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