Where does “horjahdus” come from?

horjahdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish horjahtaa, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

horjahdus (Finnish): swaying, reeling

Definitions

  1. swaying, reeling

Ancestry of “horjahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhorjahtaato lose one's balance
2Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
3Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
4Proto-Uralic-ašta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ähtää →Every word from Finnish horjahtaa →
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