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Where does “rivakka” come from?

rivakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish akka, from Proto-Finnic akka — old woman.

rivakka (Finnish): brisk

Definitions

  1. brisk

Ancestry of “rivakka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishakkahag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch
2Proto-Finnicakkaold woman

Words derived from “rivakka”

  • rivakasti
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