Where does “nukahtaissa” come from?

nukahtaissa (Ingrian) comes from Finnish nukahtaa, from Finnish -ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

nukahtaissa (Ingrian): to fall asleep

Definitions

  1. to fall asleep

Ancestry of “nukahtaissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnukahtaaTo fall asleep
2Finnish-ahtaaForms momentane or semelfactive verbs
3Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
4Proto-Uralic-ašta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ahtaa →Every word from Finnish nukahtaa →