Where does “kiepsahdella” come from?
kiepsahdella (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiepsahtaa, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.
Ancestry of “kiepsahdella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiepsahtaa | to spin, to twirl quickly, once |
| 2 | Finnish | -ähtää | Front vowel variant of -ahtaa |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ahtadak | Forms momentane verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ašta- | — |