Where does “kapsahtelu” come from?

kapsahtelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kapsahdella, from Finnish kapsahtaa, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

kapsahtelu (Finnish): falling down repeatedly

Definitions

  1. falling down repeatedly

Ancestry of “kapsahtelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapsahdella
2Finnishkapsahtaato fall down, to plummet
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta-Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadakEvery word from Finnish ahtaa
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