Where does “jäätävästi” come from?
jäätävästi (Finnish) comes from Finnish jäätävä, from Finnish jäätää, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
jäätävästi (Finnish): icily
Ancestry of “jäätävästi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | jäätävä | gelid, glacial, icy, frosty; present active... |
| 2 | Finnish | jäätää | To be freezing; To freeze up, stiffen |
| 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 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |