Where does “nuokahdella” come from?

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

nuokahdella (Finnish): to nod off repeatedly

Definitions

  1. to nod off repeatedly

Ancestry of “nuokahdella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuokahtaato nod off
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 →