Where does “huurtaa” come from?
huurtaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
huurtaa (Finnish): To frost, fog up; Third-person singular...
Definitions
- To frost, fog up; Third-person singular...
Ancestry of “huurtaa”, step by step
huurtaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 2 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
via Finnish huuru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | huuru | vapour/vapor; mist, fog; condensed vapour |