Where does “riso” come from?

riso (Finnish) comes from Finnish risoa, from Finnish -oa, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

riso (Finnish): Indicative present connegative form of risoa;...

Definitions

  1. Indicative present connegative form of risoa;...

Ancestry of “riso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrisoato annoy, vex
2Finnish-oaForms frequentative verbs, primarily from nouns...
3Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →Every word from Finnish -oa →Every word from Proto-Finnic -odak →