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Where does “huipentaa” come from?

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

huipentaa (Finnish): To finalize, form the climax; Third-person...

Definitions

  1. To finalize, form the climax; Third-person...

Ancestry of “huipentaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictaka—
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

Words derived from “huipentaa”

  • huipentaa
  • huipentua
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