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Where does “notkahdus” come from?

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

notkahdus (Finnish): bend

Definitions

  1. bend

Ancestry of “notkahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnotkahtaato sag, droop, fall
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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