Where does “salamanleimahdus” come from?

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

salamanleimahdus (Finnish): flash of lightning

Definitions

  1. flash of lightning

Ancestry of “salamanleimahdus”, step by step

salamanleimahdus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leimahdus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleimahdusflaming
2Finnishleimahtaato flame to burst forth like flame
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish Salama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSalamalightning, bolt
2Proto-Finnicsalamalightning
3Proto-Uralicśalaelm
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →