Where does “retkahdusvamma” come from?

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

retkahdusvamma (Finnish): an injury caused by a sudden, violent jerking motion

Definitions

  1. an injury caused by a sudden, violent jerking motion

Ancestry of “retkahdusvamma”, step by step

retkahdusvamma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish retkahdus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishretkahdusslump, fall
2Finnishretkahtaato slump, to fall
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish vamma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvammahandicap; injury
2Proto-Norse*ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ—
3Proto-Germanicwammazspot, stain, blemish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →