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Where does “ahtaa” come from?

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

ahtaa (Finnish): to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...

Definitions

  1. to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...

Ancestry of “ahtaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
2Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

Words derived from “ahtaa”

  • ahdelauha
  • ahde
  • ahtopaine
  • ahdos
  • ahdata
  • ahtoilma
  • virranahto
  • turboahdin
  • ahtojää
  • ahto
  • ahtautua
  • ahdinmoottori
  • ahdin
  • ahtaaja
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