Where does “poukahtelu” come from?
poukahtelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish poukahdella, from Finnish poukahtaa, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.
poukahtelu (Finnish): bouncing, springing or ricocheting around
Definitions
- bouncing, springing or ricocheting around
Ancestry of “poukahtelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poukahdella | to bounce, spring or ricochet around |
| 2 | Finnish | poukahtaa | to bounce, to spring, to ricochet |
| 3 | Finnish | -ähtää | Front vowel variant of -ahtaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ahtadak | Forms momentane verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ašta- | — |