Where does “tagant” come from?

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

tagant (Estonian): from the back, from behind

Definitions

  1. from the back, from behind

Ancestry of “tagant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantagaat the back; attached; behind
2Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
3Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Estonian taga →