Where does “ryiskely” come from?
ryiskely (Finnish) comes from Finnish ryiskellä, from Finnish -skella, from Proto-Finnic -skeldak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -śk-.
ryiskely (Finnish): trying to clear one's throat
Definitions
- trying to clear one's throat
Ancestry of “ryiskely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ryiskellä | to try to clear one's throat |
| 2 | Finnish | -skella | Forms frequentative verbs, chiefly from... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -skeldak | Forms frequentative verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -śk- | — |