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Where does “ahdistuneesti” come from?

ahdistuneesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish ahdistunut, 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;...

ahdistuneesti (Finnish): distressedly, anxiously, uneasily

Definitions

  1. distressedly, anxiously, uneasily

Ancestry of “ahdistuneesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahdistunutanguished, anxious, angstful; Past active...
2FinnishahdistuaTo get anxious/nervous , start feeling...
3FinnishahdistaaTo distress, bother; To harass, pester, badger;...
4Finnishahdastight, narrow; narrow; narrow, restrictive
5Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
6Proto-Balticanśtas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
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