Where does “pulahtaa” come from?

pulahtaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

pulahtaa (Finnish): to dip (oneself) into water, take a dip to go for a swim

Definitions

  1. to dip (oneself) into water, take a dip to go for a swim

Ancestry of “pulahtaa”, step by step

pulahtaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ahtaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
2Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
3Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish pulista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpulistato glug, bubble, burble

Words derived from “pulahtaa”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →