Where does “kaukorakastuminen” come from?

kaukorakastuminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish rakastuminen, from Finnish rakastua, from Finnish rakastaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

kaukorakastuminen (Finnish): falling in love with an idol

Definitions

  1. falling in love with an idol

Ancestry of “kaukorakastuminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakastuminen
2Finnishrakastuato fall in love with, enamor
3Finnishrakastaato love
4FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
5Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
6Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
7Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka