Where does “pilkahtaa” come from?
pilkahtaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
pilkahtaa (Finnish): to gleam be strongly but briefly apparent
Definitions
- to gleam be strongly but briefly apparent
Ancestry of “pilkahtaa”, step by step
pilkahtaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ahtaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |
via Finnish pilkottaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pilkottaa | to be barely visible, to be in sight |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blikaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |
Words derived from “pilkahtaa”