Where does “hiertämö” come from?

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

hiertämö (Finnish): thermomechanical pulping plant

Definitions

  1. thermomechanical pulping plant

Ancestry of “hiertämö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiertääto abrade, chafe; to gnaw at, nag at, bother,...
2FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
3Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
4Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
5Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
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