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Where does “hirnahtaa” come from?

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

hirnahtaa (Finnish): to neigh shortly

Definitions

  1. to neigh shortly

Ancestry of “hirnahtaa”, 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 “hirnahtaa”

  • hirnahdella
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