Where does “äkkistää” come from?

äkkistää (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Celtic akki, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

äkkistää (Ingrian): suddenly

Definitions

  1. suddenly

Ancestry of “äkkistää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticakki
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ-Every word from Proto-Celtic akki