Where does “ansastus” come from?

ansastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ansastaa, from Finnish ansa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ansa.

ansastus (Finnish): trapping

Definitions

  1. trapping

Ancestry of “ansastus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishansastaato entrap, trap, ensnare, snare, trammel
2Finnishansatrap; booby trap
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ansa—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ansa →Every word from Finnish ansa →Every word from Finnish ansastaa →