Where does “rähähtää” come from?

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

rähähtää (Finnish): to snarl, growl once, briefly

Definitions

  1. to snarl, growl once, briefly

Ancestry of “rähähtää”, step by step

rähähtää 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 rähistä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrähistäTo brawl

Words derived from “rähähtää”

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