Where does “ammentaa” come from?
ammentaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
ammentaa (Finnish): to scoop, draw, ladle; to gain benefit or...
Definitions
- to scoop, draw, ladle; to gain benefit or...
Ancestry of “ammentaa”, step by step
ammentaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 2 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
via Finnish ammen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ammen | scoop, pail |
| 2 | Latin | āmēn | amen; so be it, let it be |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀμήν | truly, certainly; so be it |
| 4 | Hebrew | אמן | Used to express agreement with what was just... |
Words derived from “ammentaa”