Where does “kyykähtää” come from?

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

kyykähtää (Finnish): to squat down briefly, for a bit

Definitions

  1. to squat down briefly, for a bit

Ancestry of “kyykähtää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
2Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
3Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

Words derived from “kyykähtää”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →
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