Where does “murahtaa” come from?

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

murahtaa (Finnish): To growl, snarl (once)

Definitions

  1. To growl, snarl (once)

Ancestry of “murahtaa”, step by step

murahtaa 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 murista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmuristaTo growl, snarl; To rumble
2Finnish-istaForms frequentative verbs

Words derived from “murahtaa

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