Where does “revitys” come from?

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

revitys (Finnish): having something torn

Definitions

  1. having something torn

Ancestry of “revitys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrevittääto have something torn
2FinnishrepiäTo tear, shred, rip
3Proto-Finnicrepidäkto tear, to rip
Every word from Proto-Finnic repidäk →Every word from Finnish repiä →Every word from Finnish revittää →
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