Where does “riehakas” come from?
riehakas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
riehakas (Finnish): boisterous, frantic, raucous, wild
Definitions
- boisterous, frantic, raucous, wild
Ancestry of “riehakas”, step by step
riehakas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kas | look!, oh!, my!, behold!; look |
| 2 | Finnish | katso! | look! |
| 3 | Finnish | katsoa | to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kaccodak | to look |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gātijaną | — |
via Finnish rieha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rieha | festival, boisterous party |
| 2 | Finnish | reki | A relatively large sledge or sleigh equipped with... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | reki | sledge, sleigh |
Words derived from “riehakas”