Where does “tuhahdus” come from?

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

tuhahdus (Finnish): snort, sniff

Definitions

  1. snort, sniff

Ancestry of “tuhahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuhahtaato snort, sniff
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →