Where does “liikahdus” come from?

liikahdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish liikahtaa, from Finnish liikkua, from Proto-Finnic likudak, from Proto-Uralic likke-.

liikahdus (Finnish): moving even slightly

Definitions

  1. moving even slightly

Ancestry of “liikahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikahtaato move a small amount, budge
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic likke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic likudak →Every word from Finnish liikkua →
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