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

Definitions

  1. tonsil; broken

Ancestry of “risa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrisahtaato crackle or snap once
2Finnish-ahtaaForms momentane or semelfactive verbs
3Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
4Proto-Uralic-ašta-—

Words derived from “risa”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ahtaa →Every word from Finnish risahtaa →