Where does “joustamaton” come from?

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

joustamaton (Finnish): inflexible

Definitions

  1. inflexible

Ancestry of “joustamaton”, step by step

joustamaton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish joustaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoustaato yield, bend
2FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
3Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
4Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
5Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish maton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmatonGenitive singular form of matto
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka