Where does “säpsähdys” come from?

säpsähdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish säpsähtää, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

säpsähdys (Finnish): flinch

Definitions

  1. flinch

Ancestry of “säpsähdys”, step by step

säpsähdys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish säpsähtää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäpsähtääto flinch, cringe
2Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
3Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
4Proto-Uralic-ašta-—

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ähtää →Every word from Finnish säpsähtää →