Where does “ahti” come from?

ahti (Finnish) comes from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ahti (Finnish): An act in the passion play

Definitions

  1. An act in the passion play

Ancestry of “ahti”, step by step

ahti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin āctus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināctusmade, done, having been done
2Latinagōto act, to behave
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish ahtaa

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

Words derived from “ahti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →