Where does “hengähtää” come from?

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

hengähtää (Finnish): to take a breather to take a break; to pause or relax briefly

Definitions

  1. to take a breather to take a break; to pause or relax briefly

Ancestry of “hengähtää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
2Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
3Proto-Uralic-ašta-—

Words derived from “hengähtää”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ähtää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak →
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