Where does “ahdashenkinen” come from?

ahdashenkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ahdas, from Proto-Finnic ahtas, from Proto-Baltic anśtas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

ahdashenkinen (Finnish): narrow-minded

Definitions

  1. narrow-minded

Ancestry of “ahdashenkinen”, step by step

ahdashenkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ahdas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahdastight, narrow; narrow; narrow, restrictive
2Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
3Proto-Balticanśtas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

via Finnish henki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
2Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
3Proto-Uralicčeŋke—

Words derived from “ahdashenkinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Baltic anśtas →