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Where does “ansiotakuu” come from?

ansiotakuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish takuu, from Finnish taata, from Finnish taka-, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

ansiotakuu (Finnish): earnings guarantee

Definitions

  1. earnings guarantee

Ancestry of “ansiotakuu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtakuuguarantee; warranty; warrant
2FinnishtaataTo warrant; to guarantee; grandfather; old man
3Finnishtaka-A prefix signifying back, rear or hind
4Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
5Proto-Finnictaka—
6Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
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