Where does “ponnahtelu” come from?
ponnahtelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ponnahdella, from Finnish ponnahtaa, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
ponnahtelu (Finnish): springing or rebounding around
Definitions
- springing or rebounding around
Ancestry of “ponnahtelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ponnahdella | — |
| 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 |