Where does “ponnahduslauta” come from?
ponnahduslauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish ponnahdus, from Finnish ponnahtaa, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
ponnahduslauta (Finnish): springboard; stepping stone
Definitions
- springboard; stepping stone
Ancestry of “ponnahduslauta”, step by step
ponnahduslauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ponnahdus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ponnahdus | springing (back/off/up), bounding (back/off), rebounding (back/off) |
| 2 | Finnish | ponnahtaa | to spring (back/off/up), bound (back/off), rebound (back/off) |
| 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 |