Where does “tagasõna” come from?

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

tagasõna (Estonian): postposition

Definitions

  1. postposition

Ancestry of “tagasõna”, step by step

tagasõna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian taga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantagaat the back; attached; behind
2Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
3Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Estonian sõna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansõnaword
2Proto-Finnicsanaword
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Estonian taga →