Where does “turmahetki” come from?

turmahetki (Finnish) comes from Finnish hetki, from Proto-Finnic hetki, from Proto-Uralic čäčke.

turmahetki (Finnish): time of the accident

Definitions

  1. time of the accident

Ancestry of “turmahetki”, step by step

turmahetki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hetki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhetkimoment; moment, minute
2Proto-Finnichetkimoment
3Proto-Uralicčäčke—

via Finnish turma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturmaaccident, especially one with casualties
Every word from Proto-Uralic čäčke →Every word from Proto-Finnic hetki →Every word from Finnish hetki →