Where does “niksahdella” come from?

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

niksahdella (Finnish): to snap repeatedly

Definitions

  1. to snap repeatedly

Ancestry of “niksahdella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniksahtaato snap
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →