Where does “häivähdys” come from?

häivähdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish häivähtää, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

häivähdys (Finnish): brief appearance or apparition; glimpse, touch, hint, trace

Definitions

  1. brief appearance or apparition; glimpse, touch, hint, trace

Ancestry of “häivähdys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäivähtääto appear or project momentarily; to tend
2Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
3Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
4Proto-Uralic-ašta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ähtää →Every word from Finnish häivähtää →