Where does “virkistää” come from?

virkistää (Finnish) comes from Finnish virkeä, from Proto-Finnic virkedä — alert, brisk.

virkistää (Finnish): To refresh; To reinvigorate

Definitions

  1. To refresh; To reinvigorate

Ancestry of “virkistää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkeäalert, fresh
2Proto-Finnicvirkedäalert, brisk

Words derived from “virkistää”

Every word from Proto-Finnic virkedä →Every word from Finnish virkeä →