Where does “jauhanta” come from?

jauhanta (Finnish) comes from Finnish jauhaa, from Proto-Finnic jauhadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic jaŋša-.

Ancestry of “jauhanta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjauhaato grind, mince, chew; to jabber about silly or...
2Proto-Finnicjauhadakto grind
3Proto-Finno-Permicjaŋša-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic jaŋša- →Every word from Proto-Finnic jauhadak →Every word from Finnish jauhaa →