Where does “ahtokulku” come from?

ahtokulku (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.

ahtokulku (Finnish): stretto presence of two close or overlapping statements of the subject of a fugue

Definitions

  1. stretto presence of two close or overlapping statements of the subject of a fugue

Ancestry of “ahtokulku”, step by step

ahtokulku 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 kulku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulkumotion, journey; course, path; strike
2FinnishkulkeaTo go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make...
3Proto-Finnickulkedakto go; to travel
4Proto-Uralickulke-to go, to walk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō
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