Where does “rupsahtaa” come from?
rupsahtaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kupsahtaa, from Finnish -ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.
rupsahtaa (Finnish): to lose one's beauty or handsomeness, especially regarding the shape and firmness of body
Definitions
- to lose one's beauty or handsomeness, especially regarding the shape and firmness of body
Ancestry of “rupsahtaa”, step by step
rupsahtaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kupsahtaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kupsahtaa | to fall, tumble |
| 2 | Finnish | -ahtaa | Forms momentane or semelfactive verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ahtadak | Forms momentane verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ašta- | — |
via Finnish repsahtaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | repsahtaa | to relapse, to indulge, to cave in |