Where does “törmätä” come from?

törmätä (Finnish) comes from Finnish törmä, from Proto-Finnic termä — steep bank (edge of river or lake).

törmätä (Finnish): To impact, collide, crash; To bump into, stumble...

Definitions

  1. To impact, collide, crash; To bump into, stumble...

Ancestry of “törmätä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtörmäA steep embankment of earth; A relatively high...
2Proto-Finnictermästeep bank (edge of river or lake)

Words derived from “törmätä”

Every word from Proto-Finnic termä →Every word from Finnish törmä →