Where does “ahtaus” come from?

ahtaus (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;...

ahtaus (Finnish): tightness; crowding, congestion, throng;...

Definitions

  1. tightness; crowding, congestion, throng;...

Ancestry of “ahtaus”, 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;...

Words derived from “ahtaus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Baltic anśtas →