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Where does “virkistää” come from?

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

virkistää (Finnish): To refresh; To reinvigorate

Definitions

  1. To refresh; To reinvigorate

Ancestry of “virkistää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkeäalert, fresh
2Proto-Finnicvirkedä—

Words derived from “virkistää”

  • virkistyskalastus
  • virkistys
  • virkiste
  • virkistäytyä
Every word from Proto-Finnic virkedä →