Where does “suhahdus” come from?
suhahdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish suhahtaa, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
suhahdus (Finnish): whoosh, whiz, swish, zing
Definitions
- whoosh, whiz, swish, zing
Ancestry of “suhahdus”, step by step
suhahdus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suhahtaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suhahtaa | to zoom, to whiz, to whoosh, to swoosh |
| 2 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |