Where does “rivakasti” come from?
rivakasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish rivakka, from Finnish akka, from Proto-Finnic akka — old woman.
rivakasti (Finnish): briskly
Ancestry of “rivakasti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | rivakka | brisk |
| 2 | Finnish | akka | hag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | akka | old woman |