Where does “roihahtaa” come from?

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

roihahtaa (Finnish): to burst into flames

Definitions

  1. to burst into flames

Ancestry of “roihahtaa”, step by step

roihahtaa 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 roihu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishroihuA blaze
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →