Where does “paukaus” come from?

paukaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish paukahtaa, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

paukaus (Finnish): bang

Definitions

  1. bang

Ancestry of “paukaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaukahtaato bang
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →