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Where does “romahdella” come from?

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

romahdella (Finnish): To crumble, collapse in a continuous manner

Definitions

  1. To crumble, collapse in a continuous manner

Ancestry of “romahdella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishromahtaato collapse, crash down, come down, tumble down,...
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
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