Where does “viuhdonta” come from?

viuhdonta (Finnish) comes from Finnish viuhtoa, from Finnish -oa, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

viuhdonta (Finnish): waving one's arams vigorously

Definitions

  1. waving one's arams vigorously

Ancestry of “viuhdonta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviuhtoato wave one's arms vigorously; to walk or run...
2Finnish-oaForms frequentative verbs, primarily from nouns...
3Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →Every word from Finnish -oa →Every word from Proto-Finnic -odak →