Where does “leyhähdys” come from?

leyhähdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish leyhähtää, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

leyhähdys (Finnish): waft, wafting

Definitions

  1. waft, wafting

Ancestry of “leyhähdys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleyhähtääto waft
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 leyhähtää →