Where does “joustofrotee” come from?

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

joustofrotee (Finnish): stretch terry, stretch terry cloth

Definitions

  1. stretch terry, stretch terry cloth

Ancestry of “joustofrotee”, step by step

joustofrotee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jousto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoustoflexibility, flex; elasticity
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

via Finnish frotee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfroteeterry, terry cloth
2Frenchfrottépast participle of frotter
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →