Where does “riepotus” come from?

riepotus (Finnish) comes from Finnish riepottaa, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

riepotus (Finnish): dragging, hauling, pulling (violently)

Definitions

  1. dragging, hauling, pulling (violently)

Ancestry of “riepotus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriepottaato drag, haul or pull in a violent manner; to...
2Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Finnish -ttaaEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak