Where does “virkiste” come from?

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

virkiste (Finnish): stimulant; tonic

Definitions

  1. stimulant; tonic

Ancestry of “virkiste”, step by step

virkiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virkistää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvirkistääTo refresh; To reinvigorate
2Finnishvirkeäalert, fresh
3Proto-Finnicvirkedäalert, brisk

via Finnish e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisheE note
Every word from Proto-Finnic virkedä →Every word from Finnish virkeä →Every word from Finnish virkistää →