Where does “pirahdus” come from?

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

pirahdus (Finnish): a brief ring

Definitions

  1. a brief ring

Ancestry of “pirahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpirahtaato ring briefly
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 aktadakEvery word from Finnish ahtaa