Where does “risa” come from?
risa (Finnish) comes from Finnish risahtaa, from Finnish -ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.
risa (Finnish): tonsil; broken
Ancestry of “risa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | risahtaa | to crackle or snap once |
| 2 | Finnish | -ahtaa | Forms momentane or semelfactive verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ahtadak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ašta- | — |
Words derived from “risa”