Where does “kahahdus” come from?
kahahdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kähähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
kahahdus (Finnish): rustle, swish brief rustling or swishing
Definitions
- rustle, swish brief rustling or swishing
Ancestry of “kahahdus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kähähtää | to croak something brief utter in a low, hoarse voice |
| 2 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |