Where does “sammahtaa” come from?

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

sammahtaa (Finnish): to shut down, turn off or shut off quickly or suddenly

Definitions

  1. to shut down, turn off or shut off quickly or suddenly

Ancestry of “sammahtaa”, step by step

sammahtaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ahtaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
2Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
3Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish sammua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammuato go out, die (down) of fire
2Proto-Finnicsambudak—

Words derived from “sammahtaa”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →