Where does “riähkä” come from?

riähkä (Karelian) comes from Old Novgorodian грѣхе, from Proto-Slavic grěxъ — sin.

riähkä (Karelian): sin

Definitions

  1. sin

Ancestry of “riähkä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Novgorodianгрѣхеsin
2Proto-Slavicgrěxъsin
Every word from Proto-Slavic grěxъ →Every word from Old Novgorodian грѣхе →
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