Where does “jäätymä” come from?

jäätymä (Finnish) comes from Finnish jäätyä, from Proto-Finnic jäätüdäk, from Proto-Finnic -udak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

jäätymä (Finnish): A relatively small quantity of ice, often in a place where it preferably shouldn't be

Definitions

  1. A relatively small quantity of ice, often in a place where it preferably shouldn't be

Ancestry of “jäätymä”, step by step

jäätymä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jäätyä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäätyäto freeze; to ice over; to freeze, hang
2Proto-Finnicjäätüdäkto freeze, to become frozen
3Proto-Finnic-udakForms mainly passive or anticausative verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w-—

via Finnish mä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmäI
2FinnishminäI; ego; self
3Proto-FinnicminäI, me
4Uralic*minä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →Every word from Proto-Finnic -udak →Every word from Proto-Finnic jäätüdäk →
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