Where does “sähäkkyys” come from?

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

sähäkkyys (Finnish): liveliness, energeticness, franticness

Definitions

  1. liveliness, energeticness, franticness

Ancestry of “sähäkkyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsähäkkälively, energetic, frantic
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 sähäkkä →