Where does “hätkähdys” come from?

hätkähdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish hätkähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

hätkähdys (Finnish): startle, twitch, flinch

Definitions

  1. startle, twitch, flinch

Ancestry of “hätkähdys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhätkähtääto startle, to twitch
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →