Where does “gonahtaa” come from?

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

gonahtaa (Finnish): To lose the military discipline due to small...

Definitions

  1. To lose the military discipline due to small...

Ancestry of “gonahtaa”, step by step

gonahtaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish gona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishgonaA conscript who has served over 180 days in the (Finnish) Army
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta-Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadakEvery word from Finnish ahtaa