Where does “kopsahdus” come from?

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

kopsahdus (Finnish): tap, tapping sound

Definitions

  1. tap, tapping sound

Ancestry of “kopsahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkopsahtaato tap, make a tapping sound
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- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →
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