Where does “hiertyä” come from?
hiertyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiertää, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
hiertyä (Finnish): to be rubbed, be chafed, be abraded
Definitions
- to be rubbed, be chafed, be abraded
Ancestry of “hiertyä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | hiertää | to abrade, chafe; to gnaw at, nag at, bother,... |
| 2 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 3 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
Words derived from “hiertyä”