Where does “kirkastus” come from?

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

kirkastus (Finnish): brightening

Definitions

  1. brightening

Ancestry of “kirkastus”, 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 “kirkastus”

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