Where does “värähdys” come from?

värähdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish värähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

värähdys (Finnish): twitch, vibration, quiver

Definitions

  1. twitch, vibration, quiver

Ancestry of “värähdys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvärähtääto vibrate or twitch (once); to jolt somewhat
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

Words derived from “värähdys”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →