Where does “virkistystaajuus” come from?

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

virkistystaajuus (Finnish): refresh rate

Definitions

  1. refresh rate

Ancestry of “virkistystaajuus”, step by step

virkistystaajuus 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 taajuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaajuusfrequency
2Finnishtaajathick, dense; frequent
3Proto-Finnictakjadense, thick
Every word from Proto-Finnic virkedä →Every word from Finnish virkeä →Every word from Finnish virkistää →