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

Definitions

  1. evil laugh

Ancestry of “hähätys”, step by step

hähätys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hähättää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhähättääto laugh in a cruel or jeering manner
2Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →