Where does “ahtautua” come from?

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

ahtautua (Finnish): To pack, crowd; To become/get narrow

Definitions

  1. To pack, crowd; To become/get narrow

Ancestry of “ahtautua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishahdataTo load or unload
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

Words derived from “ahtautua

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta-Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadakEvery word from Finnish ahtaa
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