Where does “purskahdus” come from?
purskahdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish purskahtaa, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.
purskahdus (Finnish): gushing, spurting; gush, spurt such as of blood from a wound
Definitions
- gushing, spurting; gush, spurt such as of blood from a wound
Ancestry of “purskahdus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | purskahtaa | To gush, spurt; ~ nauruun = to burst out... |
| 2 | Finnish | -ähtää | Front vowel variant of -ahtaa |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ahtadak | Forms momentane verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ašta- | — |