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Where does “tärähdys” come from?

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

tärähdys (Finnish): jolt, percussion

Definitions

  1. jolt, percussion

Ancestry of “tärähdys”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tärähdys”

  • aivotärähdys
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