Where does “hymähtää” come from?

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

hymähtää (Finnish): to smile shortly, especially with a short "hm"...

Definitions

  1. to smile shortly, especially with a short "hm"...

Ancestry of “hymähtää”, step by step

hymähtää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ahtaa

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

via Finnish hymistä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhymistäTo hum

Words derived from “hymähtää”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →