Where does “kannuste” come from?
kannuste (Finnish) comes from Finnish kannustaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
kannuste (Finnish): incentive
Definitions
- incentive
Ancestry of “kannuste”, step by step
kannuste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kannustaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kannustaa | to encourage, support; to cheer |
| 2 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 3 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
via Finnish e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | e | E note |