Where does “järkytys” come from?
järkytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish järkyttää, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
järkytys (Finnish): shock, jolt
Definitions
- shock, jolt
Ancestry of “järkytys”, step by step
järkytys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish järkyttää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | järkyttää | to shock, to shake, to take aback |
| 2 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |