Where does “häntärekursio” come from?

häntärekursio (Finnish) comes from Finnish rekursio, from Latin recursiō, from Latin recurrō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

häntärekursio (Finnish): tail recursion

Definitions

  1. tail recursion

Ancestry of “häntärekursio”, step by step

häntärekursio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rekursio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrekursiorecursion
2LatinrecursiōThe act of running back; backward course, return
3Latinrecurrōto run or hasten back
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish häntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäntäa narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän
2Proto-Finnichäntätail
3Proto-Uralicčänčä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →