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Where does “hiiskahtaa” come from?

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

hiiskahtaa (Finnish): to make a sound

Definitions

  1. to make a sound

Ancestry of “hiiskahtaa”, 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 “hiiskahtaa”

  • hiiskahdus
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