Where does “hengähdys” come from?

hengähdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish hengähtää, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

hengähdys (Finnish): taking a breather

Definitions

  1. taking a breather

Ancestry of “hengähdys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhengähtääto take a breather to take a break; to pause or relax briefly
2Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
3Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
4Proto-Uralic-ašta-—

Words derived from “hengähdys”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ähtää →Every word from Finnish hengähtää →