Where does “säpsähtely” come from?
säpsähtely (Finnish) comes from Finnish säpsähdellä, from Finnish säpsähtää, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.
säpsähtely (Finnish): (repeatedly) flinching
Definitions
- (repeatedly) flinching
Ancestry of “säpsähtely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säpsähdellä | to flinch, to keep flinching |
| 2 | Finnish | säpsähtää | to flinch, cringe |
| 3 | Finnish | -ähtää | Front vowel variant of -ahtaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ahtadak | Forms momentane verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ašta- | — |