Where does “jämähtää” come from?

jämähtää (Finnish) comes from Finnish jämeä, from Proto-Finnic jämedä, from Proto-Turkic jama- — to patch.

jämähtää (Finnish): to become stiff

Definitions

  1. to become stiff

Ancestry of “jämähtää”, step by step

jämähtää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jämeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjämeätaut; strong
2Proto-Finnicjämedästiff, sturdy
3Proto-Turkicjama-to patch

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
Every word from Proto-Turkic jama-
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