Where does “häntä” come from?

häntä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic häntä, from Proto-Uralic čänčä.

häntä (Finnish): a narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän

Definitions

  1. a narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän

Ancestry of “häntä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichäntätail
2Proto-Uralicčänčä

Words derived from “häntä

Every word from Proto-Uralic čänčäEvery word from Proto-Finnic häntä