Where does “höyhennys” come from?

höyhennys (Finnish) comes from Finnish höyhentää, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

höyhennys (Finnish): plucking, defeathering removing feathers from

Definitions

  1. plucking, defeathering removing feathers from

Ancestry of “höyhennys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyhentääto pluck, defeather remove feathers from
2FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
3Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
4Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
5Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →