Where does “ahtausliike” come from?

ahtausliike (Finnish) comes from Finnish ahtaus, 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;...

ahtausliike (Finnish): stevedoring firm

Definitions

  1. stevedoring firm

Ancestry of “ahtausliike”, step by step

ahtausliike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ahtaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahtaustightness; crowding, congestion, throng;...
2Finnishahdastight, narrow; narrow; narrow, restrictive
3Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
4Proto-Balticanśtas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

via Finnish liike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikemotion; movement; shop, business
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Baltic anśtas →