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Where does “örähtää” come from?

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

örähtää (Finnish): to grunt

Definitions

  1. to grunt

Ancestry of “örähtää”, 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 “örähtää”

  • örähtely
  • örähdellä
  • örähdys
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