Where does “vavahdus” come from?

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

vavahdus (Finnish): shaking, shake causing something to shake once and heavily

Definitions

  1. shaking, shake causing something to shake once and heavily

Ancestry of “vavahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvavahtaato shake
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →