Where does “huultaa” come from?

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

huultaa (Finnish): to rabbet; Third-person singular indicative...

Definitions

  1. to rabbet; Third-person singular indicative...

Ancestry of “huultaa”, step by step

huultaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taa

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

via Finnish huuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuulilip, labium either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth
2Proto-Finnichuulilip
3Proto-Uralicšulebosom, lap, open arms

Words derived from “huultaa

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