Where does “kanneltaa” come from?

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

kanneltaa (Finnish): to play kantele

Definitions

  1. to play kantele

Ancestry of “kanneltaa”, step by step

kanneltaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish kannel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkannelkantele
2Proto-Finnickanteleh—

Words derived from “kanneltaa”

Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →