Where does “venähdys” come from?

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

venähdys (Finnish): strain, sprain

Definitions

  1. strain, sprain

Ancestry of “venähdys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvenähtääTo bolt; To strain
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 →