Where does “repaleisuus” come from?
repaleisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish repaleinen, from Finnish repale, from Finnish repiä, from Proto-Finnic repidäk — to tear, to rip.
repaleisuus (Finnish): tatteredness
Definitions
- tatteredness
Ancestry of “repaleisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | repaleinen | tattered |
| 2 | Finnish | repale | scrap, rag, tatter |
| 3 | Finnish | repiä | To tear, shred, rip |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | repidäk | to tear, to rip |