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Where does “äyskähtää” come from?

äyskähtää (Finnish) comes from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

äyskähtää (Finnish): to snap

Definitions

  1. to snap

Ancestry of “äyskähtää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
2Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
3Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

Words derived from “äyskähtää”

  • äyskähdellä
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →