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Where does “hirnahdella” come from?

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

hirnahdella (Finnish): To neigh

Definitions

  1. To neigh

Ancestry of “hirnahdella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirnahtaato neigh shortly
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
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