Where does “risahtelu” come from?

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

risahtelu (Finnish): (repeatedly) crackling or snapping

Definitions

  1. (repeatedly) crackling or snapping

Ancestry of “risahtelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrisahdella—
2Finnishrisahtaato crackle or snap once
3Finnish-ahtaaForms momentane or semelfactive verbs
4Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
5Proto-Uralic-ašta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ahtaa →Every word from Finnish risahtaa →