Where does “hermoromahdus” come from?

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

hermoromahdus (Finnish): nervous breakdown

Definitions

  1. nervous breakdown

Ancestry of “hermoromahdus”, step by step

hermoromahdus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish romahdus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishromahdusA collapse; A meltdown
2Finnishromahtaato collapse, crash down, come down, tumble down,...
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish hermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermonerve; snap
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta-