Where does “pompahtelu” come from?
pompahtelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pompahdella, from Finnish pompahtaa, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
pompahtelu (Finnish): bouncing or rebounding around
Definitions
- bouncing or rebounding around
Ancestry of “pompahtelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pompahdella | — |
| 2 | Finnish | pompahtaa | to bounce, to spring, to rebound |
| 3 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |