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Where does “taga” come from?

taga (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

taga (Estonian): at the back; attached; behind

Definitions

  1. at the back; attached; behind

Ancestry of “taga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictaka—
2Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

Words derived from “taga”

  • tagasõna
  • tagasi
  • taga ajama
  • tagant
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