Where does “höyhentää” come from?

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

höyhentää (Finnish): to pluck, defeather remove feathers from

Definitions

  1. to pluck, defeather remove feathers from

Ancestry of “höyhentää”, step by step

höyhentää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish höyhen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyhenfeather
2Proto-Finnicheühenfeather

Words derived from “höyhentää”

Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →