Where does “nukahtelu” come from?

nukahtelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish nukahdella, from Finnish nukahtaa, from Finnish -ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

nukahtelu (Finnish): repeatedly falling asleep

Definitions

  1. repeatedly falling asleep

Ancestry of “nukahtelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnukahdellaTo fall into sleep, doze off
2FinnishnukahtaaTo fall asleep
3Finnish-ahtaaForms momentane or semelfactive verbs
4Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
5Proto-Uralic-ašta-—

Words derived from “nukahtelu”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ahtaa →Every word from Finnish nukahtaa →