Where does “joustinpatja” come from?
joustinpatja (Finnish) comes from Finnish joustin, from Finnish joustaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
joustinpatja (Finnish): spring mattress
Definitions
- spring mattress
Ancestry of “joustinpatja”, step by step
joustinpatja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish joustin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | joustin | spring mechanical device that absorbs shocks |
| 2 | Finnish | joustaa | to yield, bend |
| 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 | back, a place behind |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |