Where does “hierto” come from?

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

hierto (Finnish): grinding

Definitions

  1. grinding

Ancestry of “hierto”, 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

Words derived from “hierto”

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