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

  1. a doze, a snooze; Action of the verb nukahtaa

Ancestry of “nukahdus”, step by step

nukahdus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nukahtaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnukahtaaTo fall asleep
2Finnish-ahtaaForms momentane or semelfactive verbs
3Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
4Proto-Uralic-ašta-—

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ahtaa →Every word from Finnish nukahtaa →