Where does “huullos” come from?
huullos (Finnish) comes from Finnish huultaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
huullos (Finnish): rabbet, rebate
Definitions
- rabbet, rebate
Ancestry of “huullos”, step by step
huullos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish huultaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | huultaa | to rabbet; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 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 |
via Finnish os
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | os | — |