Where does “heijastintarra” come from?

heijastintarra (Finnish) comes from Finnish heijastin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

heijastintarra (Finnish): reflective sticker

Definitions

  1. reflective sticker

Ancestry of “heijastintarra”, step by step

heijastintarra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish heijastin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheijastinreflector; safety reflector; First-person...
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish tarra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarrasticker, decal
2Finnishtarratato grab something; to stick to
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish heijastin →
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