Where does “imellysaine” come from?
imellysaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish imellys, from Finnish imeltää, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
Ancestry of “imellysaine”, step by step
imellysaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish imellys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | imellys | sweetening starchy foods by prolonged heating |
| 2 | Finnish | imeltää | to sweeten starchy foods by keeping them warm... |
| 3 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 4 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |