Where does “rutakka” come from?

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

rutakka (Finnish): fast, rapid, quick

Definitions

  1. fast, rapid, quick

Ancestry of “rutakka”, step by step

rutakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish akka

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

via Finnish rutto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruttoplague
2Proto-Finnicruttofast, quick, rapid
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