Where does “risukasa” come from?

risukasa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasa, from Proto-Finnic kasa, from Proto-Germanic kasô, from Proto-Germanic kas- — to throw; bring up; toss.

risukasa (Finnish): pile of twigs

Definitions

  1. pile of twigs

Ancestry of “risukasa”, step by step

risukasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasaheap; pile; stack
2Proto-Finnickasapile
3Proto-Germanickasô—
4Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

via Finnish risu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrisustick, dry twig; brickbat
Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →