Where does “uhmaus” come from?

uhmaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish uhmata, from Finnish uhma, from Proto-Finnic uhma.

uhmaus (Finnish): defying, daring

Definitions

  1. defying, daring

Ancestry of “uhmaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuhmatato defy, flout
2Finnishuhmadefiance
3Proto-Finnicuhma—
Every word from Proto-Finnic uhma →Every word from Finnish uhma →Every word from Finnish uhmata →