Where does “riekaleinen” come from?

riekaleinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish riekale, from Finnish -le, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

riekaleinen (Finnish): shredded, tattered

Definitions

shredded, tattered

Ancestry of “riekaleinen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	riekale	shred, tatter
2	Finnish	-le	Forms diminutive nouns
3	Finnish	-e	Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives
4	Finnish	hartia	shoulder
5	Serbo-Croatian	hartija	paper
6	Greek	χαρτί	paper
7	Koine Greek	χαρτίον	paper, papyrus
8	Ancient Greek	χάρτης	sheet of paper, paper; book
9	Ancient Greek	χαράσσω	to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
10	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰer-	to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

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