Where does “tempaista” come from?

tempaista (Finnish) comes from Finnish temmata, from Proto-Finnic tembait'ak — to pull, to yank.

tempaista (Finnish): to wrench, tug, yank

Definitions

  1. to wrench, tug, yank

Ancestry of “tempaista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtemmatato snatch, grab, jerk, pull, tear; to draw
2Proto-Finnictembait'akto pull, to yank

Words derived from “tempaista”

Every word from Proto-Finnic tembait'ak →Every word from Finnish temmata →