Where does “kirkastua” come from?

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

kirkastua (Finnish): To grow brighter or clearer

Definitions

  1. To grow brighter or clearer

Ancestry of “kirkastua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirkastaato brighten
2FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
3Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
4Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
5Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

Words derived from “kirkastua”

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