Where does “tukahduttaja” come from?
tukahduttaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish tukahduttaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
tukahduttaja (Finnish): smotherer, snuffer one who or which snuffs or smothers, e.g. a fire
Definitions
- smotherer, snuffer one who or which snuffs or smothers, e.g. a fire
Ancestry of “tukahduttaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tukahduttaa | to smother, stifle, suffocate cause someone or something difficulty in breathing, e.g. due to heat, a wrapping or covering |
| 2 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |