Where does “uinahdus” come from?
uinahdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish uinahtaa, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.
uinahdus (Finnish): doze off
Definitions
- doze off
Ancestry of “uinahdus”, step by step
uinahdus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish uinahtaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uinahtaa | To briefly fall asleep, to doze off |
| 2 | Finnish | -ähtää | Front vowel variant of -ahtaa |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ahtadak | Forms momentane verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ašta- | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |