Where does “hiertää” come from?

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

hiertää (Finnish): to abrade, chafe; to gnaw at, nag at, bother,...

Definitions

  1. to abrade, chafe; to gnaw at, nag at, bother,...

Ancestry of “hiertää”, step by step

hiertää 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 hieroa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhieroato rub; to massage
2Proto-Finnicheerodakto rub

Words derived from “hiertää”

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