Where does “hetkittäinen” come from?

hetkittäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hetkittäin, from Finnish hetki, from Proto-Finnic hetki, from Proto-Uralic čäčke.

hetkittäinen (Finnish): intermittent, momentary

Definitions

  1. intermittent, momentary

Ancestry of “hetkittäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhetkittäinintermittently, at times, once in a while
2Finnishhetkimoment; moment, minute
3Proto-Finnichetkimoment
4Proto-Uralicčäčke—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čäčke →Every word from Proto-Finnic hetki →Every word from Finnish hetki →