Where does “imeltää” come from?
imeltää (Finnish) comes from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
imeltää (Finnish): to sweeten starchy foods by keeping them warm...
Definitions
- to sweeten starchy foods by keeping them warm...
Ancestry of “imeltää”, step by step
imeltää 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 imelä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | imelä | overly sweet, sugary, syrupy; cloying, syrupy |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | imelä | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | jimä | — |
Words derived from “imeltää”