Where does “kihahdus” come from?

kihahdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kihahtaa, from Finnish kihota, from Finnish tä, from Finnish mitä — Partitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...

kihahdus (Finnish): hissing briefly, brief hiss

Definitions

  1. hissing briefly, brief hiss

Ancestry of “kihahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkihahtaato hiss, sizzle briefly; to give a quick hissing sound, like that of water spilled on something very hot
2Finnishkihotato exude; to ooze
3Finnishtäwhat
4FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...
Every word from Finnish mitä →Every word from Finnish tä →Every word from Finnish kihota →