Where does “pyllähtää” come from?

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

pyllähtää (Finnish): to fall over, especially if with a spinning motion

Definitions

  1. to fall over, especially if with a spinning motion

Ancestry of “pyllähtää”, step by step

pyllähtää 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 pylly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyllyarse, ass, butt, buttocks

Words derived from “pyllähtää”

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