Where does “revitellä” come from?

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

revitellä (Finnish): to revel in, to do pompously

Definitions

  1. to revel in, to do pompously

Ancestry of “revitellä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrevittääto have something torn
2FinnishrepiäTo tear, shred, rip
3Proto-Finnicrepidäkto tear, to rip

Words derived from “revitellä”

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