Where does “hönkäys” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hönkäys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöngähtää—
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 Proto-Finnic -ahtadak →