Where does “joustavasti” come from?

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

joustavasti (Finnish): flexibly, elastically

Definitions

  1. flexibly, elastically

Ancestry of “joustavasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoustavaflexible, elastic
2Finnishjoustaato yield, bend
3FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
4Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
5Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
6Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
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