Where does “onnahtelu” come from?

onnahtelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish onnahdella, from Finnish onnahtaa, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

onnahtelu (Finnish): limping irregular limping, such that one doesn't limp on every step

Definitions

  1. limping irregular limping, such that one doesn't limp on every step

Ancestry of “onnahtelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonnahdellato limp; occasionally but repetitively; to be...
2Finnishonnahtaato limp once or just a little; Third-person...
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta-