Where does “juurruttaa” come from?
juurruttaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish juurtua, from Finnish juurtaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
juurruttaa (Finnish): to root
Definitions
- to root
Ancestry of “juurruttaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juurtua | to take root, root; to put down roots |
| 2 | Finnish | juurtaa | to have its roots in; to take the root |
| 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 |