Where does “huoahdus” come from?

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

huoahdus (Finnish): sighing briefly

Definitions

  1. sighing briefly

Ancestry of “huoahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoahtaato sigh briefly
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 →