Where does “pömppömaha” come from?

pömppömaha (Finnish) comes from Finnish pömpöttää, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

pömppömaha (Finnish): A protruding belly

Definitions

  1. A protruding belly

Ancestry of “pömppömaha”, step by step

pömppömaha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pömpöttää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpömpöttääto bulge
2Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
3Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish maha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahabelly
2Proto-Finnicmahastomach, belly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →