Where does “hähätys” come from?
hähätys (Finnish) comes from Finnish hähättää, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
hähätys (Finnish): evil laugh
Ancestry of “hähätys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | hähättää | to laugh in a cruel or jeering manner |
| 2 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |