Where does “virkistyttää” come from?

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

virkistyttää (Finnish): to refresh, make refreshed

Definitions

  1. to refresh, make refreshed

Ancestry of “virkistyttää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkistyäto refresh oneself; to gain strength
2FinnishvirkistääTo refresh; To reinvigorate
3Finnishvirkeäalert, fresh
4Proto-Finnicvirkedäalert, brisk
Every word from Proto-Finnic virkedä →Every word from Finnish virkeä →Every word from Finnish virkistää →
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