Where does “hassahtava” come from?

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

hassahtava (Finnish): slightly crazy or batty, often due to early stages of senility

Definitions

  1. slightly crazy or batty, often due to early stages of senility

Ancestry of “hassahtava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhassahtaato get (slightly) crazy
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 →