Where does “revähdys” come from?

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

revähdys (Finnish): strain, rupture

Definitions

  1. strain, rupture

Ancestry of “revähdys”, step by step

revähdys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish revähtää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrevähtääto rupture, to be torn; to be torn
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →