Where does “kilahdus” come from?

kilahdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilahtaa, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

kilahdus (Finnish): ting, ping, clang

Definitions

  1. ting, ping, clang

Ancestry of “kilahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkilahtaaTo ting, ping, clang; to arrive, to be given; to...
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta-
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