Where does “väsähdys” come from?
väsähdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish väsähtää, from Finnish väsyä, from Proto-Finnic väsüdäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäśä-.
väsähdys (Finnish): running out of steam suddenly
Definitions
- running out of steam suddenly
Ancestry of “väsähdys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | väsähtää | to run out of steam |
| 2 | Finnish | väsyä | to become/get tired, to fatigue; to become/get... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | väsüdäk | to tire, to become tired, to fatigue |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wäśä- | — |