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Where does “heilahtaa” come from?

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

heilahtaa (Finnish): to swing once

Definitions

  1. to swing once

Ancestry of “heilahtaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
2Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
3Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

Words derived from “heilahtaa”

  • heilahdella
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