Where does “repostelu” come from?

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

repostelu (Finnish): picking apart, criticizing the details (of)

Definitions

  1. picking apart, criticizing the details (of)

Ancestry of “repostelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrepostellato pick apart, to criticize the details (of)
2FinnishrepiäTo tear, shred, rip
3Proto-Finnicrepidäkto tear, to rip
Every word from Proto-Finnic repidäk →Every word from Finnish repiä →Every word from Finnish repostella →