Where does “lieskahdus” come from?

lieskahdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lieskahtaa, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

lieskahdus (Finnish): flashover sudden ignition of combustible material

Definitions

  1. flashover sudden ignition of combustible material

Ancestry of “lieskahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlieskahtaato flare, flare up
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 Proto-Finnic -ahtadak →