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Where does “risahtaa” come from?

risahtaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish -ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

risahtaa (Finnish): to crackle or snap once

Definitions

  1. to crackle or snap once

Ancestry of “risahtaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-ahtaaForms momentane or semelfactive verbs
2Proto-Finnic-ahtadak—
3Proto-Uralic-ašta-—

Words derived from “risahtaa”

  • kitarisatulehdus
  • kitarisa
  • risahyytelöjäkälä
  • risareunaseitikki
  • risa
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →