Where does “leimahtelu” come from?
leimahtelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish leimahdella, from Finnish leimahtaa, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
leimahtelu (Finnish): repeated flaring up or flaming
Definitions
- repeated flaring up or flaming
Ancestry of “leimahtelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leimahdella | — |
| 2 | Finnish | leimahtaa | to flame to burst forth like flame |
| 3 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |