Where does “kiiruhtaa” come from?
kiiruhtaa (Finnish) comes from Estonian kiirus, from Estonian kiire, from Proto-Finnic kiireh — hurry, haste.
kiiruhtaa (Finnish): to hurry, hasten to go quickly
Definitions
- to hurry, hasten to go quickly
Ancestry of “kiiruhtaa”, step by step
kiiruhtaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian kiirus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | kiirus | speed, velocity |
| 2 | Estonian | kiire | fast; hurry, haste; rush |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kiireh | hurry, haste |
via Finnish ahtaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |
Words derived from “kiiruhtaa”