Where does “värinä” come from?
värinä (Finnish) comes from Finnish väristä, from Proto-Finnic väristäk — to shiver, to quiver, to tremble.
värinä (Finnish): flutter; fibrillation; jitter
Definitions
- flutter; fibrillation; jitter
Ancestry of “värinä”, step by step
värinä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish väristä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väristä | to shiver; to quiver; to tremble |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | väristäk | to shiver, to quiver, to tremble |
via Finnish nä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nä | — |