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Where does “lumpsahdus” come from?

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

lumpsahdus (Finnish): splash, plop

Definitions

  1. splash, plop

Ancestry of “lumpsahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlumpsahtaato splash, plop
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
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