Where does “lirahtaa” come from?

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

lirahtaa (Finnish): to spill used of small amounts of liquid

Definitions

  1. to spill used of small amounts of liquid

Ancestry of “lirahtaa”, step by step

lirahtaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ahtaa

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

via Finnish liristä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishliristäTo purl, gurgle
2Finnish-istaForms frequentative verbs

Words derived from “lirahtaa

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta-Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadakEvery word from Finnish ahtaa
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