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Where does “singahdella” come from?

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

singahdella (Finnish): To pinball, shuttlecock

Definitions

  1. To pinball, shuttlecock

Ancestry of “singahdella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsingahtaato dart
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
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