Where does “kihartaminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kihartaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkihartaato curl, make curls to; to curl; Third-person...
2FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
3Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
4Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
5Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →