Where does “moiskahdus” come from?

moiskahdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish molskahtaa, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

moiskahdus (Finnish): a smacking sound, like that made by a kiss

Definitions

  1. a smacking sound, like that made by a kiss

Ancestry of “moiskahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmolskahtaato splash
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 molskahtaa →