Where does “jäsentää” come from?

jäsentää (Finnish) comes from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

jäsentää (Finnish): to parse, construe; to parse; to analyze

Definitions

  1. to parse, construe; to parse; to analyze

Ancestry of “jäsentää”, step by step

jäsentää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish jäsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäsenlimb, member; member; Synonym of termi
2Proto-Finno-Permicjäsene

Words derived from “jäsentää

Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka