Where does “ahtojää” come from?

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

ahtojää (Finnish): pack ice

Definitions

  1. pack ice

Ancestry of “ahtojää”, step by step

ahtojää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ahto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahtocramming; stretto
2FinnishahtiAn act in the passion play
3Latināctusmade, done, having been done
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish jää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjääice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =...
2Proto-Finnicjääice
3Proto-Uralicjäŋeice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →