Where does “hörähdys” come from?

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

hörähdys (Finnish): chortling once or briefly

Definitions

  1. chortling once or briefly

Ancestry of “hörähdys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhörähtääto chortle once or briefly
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- →