Where does “rivakkuus” come from?

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

rivakkuus (Finnish): briskness

Definitions

  1. briskness

Ancestry of “rivakkuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrivakkabrisk
2Finnishakkahag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch
3Proto-Finnicakkaold woman
Every word from Proto-Finnic akka →Every word from Finnish akka →Every word from Finnish rivakka →