Where does “pompahdus” come from?

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

pompahdus (Finnish): bounce, spring, rebound

Definitions

  1. bounce, spring, rebound

Ancestry of “pompahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpompahtaato bounce, to spring, to rebound
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 →