Where does “-ahtava” come from?

-ahtava (Ingrian) comes from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

-ahtava (Ingrian): Used to form adjectives denoting likeness or similarity to the suffixed term: -ish, -y

Definitions

  1. Used to form adjectives denoting likeness or similarity to the suffixed term: -ish, -y

Ancestry of “-ahtava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
2Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
3Proto-Uralic-ašta-—

Words derived from “-ahtava”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ähtää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak →