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
Ancestry of “pömppömaha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pömpöttää | to bulge |
| 2 | Finnish | ottaa | to take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vottadak | to take |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |