Where does “kiljaus” come from?

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

kiljaus (Finnish): A short, high-pitched shout, yell

Definitions

  1. A short, high-pitched shout, yell

Ancestry of “kiljaus”, 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 →