Where does “kiljahdus” come from?

kiljahdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiljahtaa, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

kiljahdus (Finnish): A high-pitched shout, yell

Definitions

  1. A high-pitched shout, yell

Ancestry of “kiljahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiljahtaato cry let out a high-pitched, loud sound
2Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
3Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
4Proto-Uralic-ašta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ähtää →Every word from Finnish kiljahtaa →
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