Where does “revi” come from?

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

revi (Finnish): Indicative present connegative form of repiä;...

Definitions

  1. Indicative present connegative form of repiä;...

Ancestry of “revi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrepiäTo tear, shred, rip
2Proto-Finnicrepidäkto tear, to rip
Every word from Proto-Finnic repidäkEvery word from Finnish repiä