Where does “jäätikkö” come from?
jäätikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish jäätää, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
jäätikkö (Finnish): glacier
Ancestry of “jäätikkö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jäätää | To be freezing; To freeze up, stiffen |
| 2 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 3 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | taka | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
Words derived from “jäätikkö”