Where does “tulvahdella” come from?

tulvahdella (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulvahtaa, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

Ancestry of “tulvahdella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulvahtaato flood suddenly; gush, surge
2Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
3Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
4Proto-Uralic-ašta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ähtää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak →