Where does “poukahdus” come from?

poukahdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish poukahtaa, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

poukahdus (Finnish): bounce, spring

Definitions

  1. bounce, spring

Ancestry of “poukahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoukahtaato bounce, to spring, to ricochet
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 poukahtaa →
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