Where does “virkistyshetki” come from?

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

virkistyshetki (Finnish): recreational moment, moment of recreation, moment for recreation

Definitions

  1. recreational moment, moment of recreation, moment for recreation

Ancestry of “virkistyshetki”, step by step

virkistyshetki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virkistys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkistysrecreation; relaxation
2FinnishvirkistääTo refresh; To reinvigorate
3Finnishvirkeäalert, fresh
4Proto-Finnicvirkedäalert, brisk

via Finnish hetki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhetkimoment; moment, minute
2Proto-Finnichetkimoment
3Proto-Uralicčäčke—
Every word from Proto-Finnic virkedä →Every word from Finnish virkeä →Every word from Finnish virkistää →