Where does “hämmennys” come from?
hämmennys (Finnish) comes from Finnish hämmentää, from Finnish hämme-.
hämmennys (Finnish): confusion, bafflement
Definitions
- confusion, bafflement
Ancestry of “hämmennys”, step by step
hämmennys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hämmentää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hämmentää | to stir, agitate; to roil; to confuse, perplex,... |
| 2 | Finnish | hämme- | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |