Where does “köntystely” come from?

köntystely (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.

köntystely (Finnish): lumbering, traipsing walking clumsily, heavily

Definitions

  1. lumbering, traipsing walking clumsily, heavily

Ancestry of “köntystely”, 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 →