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Where does “ahtauma” come from?

ahtauma (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;...

ahtauma (Finnish): constriction; stenosis

Definitions

  1. constriction; stenosis

Ancestry of “ahtauma”, step by step

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