Where does “tärähtää” come from?

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

tärähtää (Finnish): to jolt, shake

Definitions

  1. to jolt, shake

Ancestry of “tärähtää”, step by step

tärähtää 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 täristä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäristäto shake
2Finnishtäryvibration

Words derived from “tärähtää

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta-Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadakEvery word from Finnish ahtaa