Where does “vilkahtelu” come from?
vilkahtelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish vilkahdella, from Finnish vilkahtaa, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
vilkahtelu (Finnish): (repeatedly) gleaming
Definitions
- (repeatedly) gleaming
Ancestry of “vilkahtelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vilkahdella | — |
| 2 | Finnish | vilkahtaa | to gleam appear briefly |
| 3 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |