Where does “köntystelijä” come from?

köntystelijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish köntystellä, from Finnish köntystää, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

köntystelijä (Finnish): lumberer, traipser one who walks clumsily, heavily

Definitions

  1. lumberer, traipser one who walks clumsily, heavily

Ancestry of “köntystelijä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishköntystelläto lumber, to traipse
2Finnishköntystääto lumber, tramp, traipse
3FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
4Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
5Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
6Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →