Where does “nukahdus” come from?
nukahdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish nukahtaa, from Finnish -ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.
nukahdus (Finnish): a doze, a snooze; Action of the verb nukahtaa
Definitions
- a doze, a snooze; Action of the verb nukahtaa
Ancestry of “nukahdus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | nukahtaa | To fall asleep |
| 2 | Finnish | -ahtaa | Forms momentane or semelfactive verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ahtadak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ašta- | — |