Where does “juurtumahapsi” come from?

juurtumahapsi (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.

juurtumahapsi (Finnish): rhizoid rootlike structure in fungi and some plants that acts as support and/or aids the absorption of nutrients

Definitions

  1. rhizoid rootlike structure in fungi and some plants that acts as support and/or aids the absorption of nutrients

Ancestry of “juurtumahapsi”, step by step

juurtumahapsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juurtua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuurtuato take root, root; to put down roots
2Finnishjuurtaato have its roots in; to take the root
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 hapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhapsiA single hair, especially a grey hair of an...
2Proto-Finnichapcihair
3Proto-Uralicëptehair
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka