Where does “nyrjähdys” come from?

nyrjähdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish nyrjähtää, from Finnish nurjahtaa, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

nyrjähdys (Finnish): A sprain

Definitions

  1. A sprain

Ancestry of “nyrjähdys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnyrjähtääto sprain, twist
2Finnishnurjahtaato buckle
3Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
4Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
5Proto-Uralic-ašta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ähtää →Every word from Finnish nurjahtaa →