Where does “nykäys” come from?

nykäys (Finnish) comes from Finnish nykähtää, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

nykäys (Finnish): tug, twitch; jerk, jolt

Definitions

  1. tug, twitch; jerk, jolt

Ancestry of “nykäys”, step by step

nykäys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nykähtää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnykähtää—
2Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
3Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
4Proto-Uralic-ašta-—

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “nykäys”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ähtää →Every word from Finnish nykähtää →