Where does “ahdistuminen” come from?
ahdistuminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ahdistua, from Finnish ahdistaa, 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;...
Ancestry of “ahdistuminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ahdistua | to get anxious/nervous, start feeling disturbed/uneasy, give in to one's fears, give one's anxieties full rein |
| 2 | Finnish | ahdistaa | To distress, bother; To harass, pester, badger;... |
| 3 | Finnish | ahdas | tight, narrow; narrow; narrow, restrictive |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 5 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |