Where does “sipaisu” come from?

sipaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish sipaista, from Finnish -aista, from Finnish -ita, from Proto-Finnic -it'ak — Forms verbs.

sipaisu (Finnish): stroke; any swift action

Definitions

  1. stroke; any swift action

Ancestry of “sipaisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsipaistato stroke lightly and quickly; to swipe; Used...
2Finnish-aistaForms momentane verbs
3Finnish-itaForms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some...
4Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs
Every word from Proto-Finnic -it'ak →Every word from Finnish -ita →Every word from Finnish -aista →
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