Where does “hiertokone” come from?
hiertokone (Finnish) comes from Finnish hierto, from Finnish hiertää, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
hiertokone (Finnish): trowel machine, power trowel
Definitions
- trowel machine, power trowel
Ancestry of “hiertokone”, step by step
hiertokone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hierto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hierto | grinding |
| 2 | Finnish | hiertää | to abrade, chafe; to gnaw at, nag at, bother,... |
| 3 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 4 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |