Where does “rypistymä” come from?

rypistymä (Finnish) comes from Finnish rypistyä, from Finnish rypistää, from Finnish ryppy, from Proto-Finnic rüppü.

rypistymä (Finnish): crease, wrinkle; a creased or wrinkled part

Definitions

  1. crease, wrinkle; a creased or wrinkled part

Ancestry of “rypistymä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrypistyäto become wrinkled, to frill, to crumple
2FinnishrypistääTo crease, wrinkle to make a crease in
3Finnishryppywrinkle; crinkle; crease
4Proto-Finnicrüppü—
Every word from Proto-Finnic rüppü →Every word from Finnish ryppy →Every word from Finnish rypistää →