Where does “pirskahdus” come from?

pirskahdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pirskahtaa, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

pirskahdus (Finnish): briefly bursting or dripping

Definitions

  1. briefly bursting or dripping

Ancestry of “pirskahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpirskahtaato briefly burst or drip
2Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
3Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
4Proto-Uralic-ašta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ähtää →Every word from Finnish pirskahtaa →