Where does “hujaus” come from?

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

hujaus (Finnish): jiffy, flash, blink of an eye very short amount of time

Definitions

  1. jiffy, flash, blink of an eye very short amount of time

Ancestry of “hujaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhujahtaato zoom (by), to zip (by), to swoosh (by)
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →