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Where does “ahtaustyö” come from?

ahtaustyö (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;...

ahtaustyö (Finnish): stevedoring work

Definitions

  1. stevedoring work

Ancestry of “ahtaustyö”, step by step

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;...
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