Where does “jäätää” come from?
jäätää (Finnish) comes from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
jäätää (Finnish): To be freezing; To freeze up, stiffen
Definitions
- To be freezing; To freeze up, stiffen
Ancestry of “jäätää”, step by step
jäätää traces back through 3 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 jää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jää | ice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =... |