Where does “hypähdys” come from?

hypähdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish hypähtää, from Finnish hypätä, from Proto-Finnic hüp'äit'äk, from Proto-Germanic huppōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

hypähdys (Finnish): jumping suddenly

Definitions

  1. jumping suddenly

Ancestry of “hypähdys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhypähtääTo jump
2FinnishhypätäTo jump, leap
3Proto-Finnichüp'äit'äkto jump, to leap
4Proto-Germanichuppōnąto move up and down; hop
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →