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Where does “huipentua” come from?

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

huipentua (Finnish): "+ illative" To culminate; To narrow

Definitions

  1. "+ illative" To culminate; To narrow

Ancestry of “huipentua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhuipentaaTo finalize, form the climax; Third-person...
2FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
3Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
4Proto-Finnictaka—
5Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
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