Where does “jauhata” come from?

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

Ancestry of “jauhata”, step by step

jauhata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jauhaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjauhaato grind, mince, chew; to jabber about silly or...
2Proto-Finnicjauhadakto grind
3Proto-Finno-Permicjaŋša-—

via Finnish tä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäwhat
2FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic jaŋša- →Every word from Proto-Finnic jauhadak →Every word from Finnish jauhaa →