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Where does “ahdashenkisesti” come from?

ahdashenkisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish ahdashenkinen, 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;...

ahdashenkisesti (Finnish): narrow-mindedly

Definitions

  1. narrow-mindedly

Ancestry of “ahdashenkisesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahdashenkinennarrow-minded
2Finnishahdastight, narrow; narrow; narrow, restrictive
3Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
4Proto-Balticanśtas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
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