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Where does “häivähtää” come from?

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

häivähtää (Finnish): to appear or project momentarily; to tend

Definitions

  1. to appear or project momentarily; to tend

Ancestry of “häivähtää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
2Proto-Finnic-ahtadak—
3Proto-Uralic-ašta-—

Words derived from “häivähtää”

  • häivä
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →