Where does “simahdus” come from?

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

simahdus (Finnish): dozing off, nodding off

Definitions

  1. dozing off, nodding off

Ancestry of “simahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsimahtaato doze off, to nod off
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →