Where does “kohellus” come from?

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

kohellus (Finnish): bustle, bustling

Definitions

  1. bustle, bustling

Ancestry of “kohellus”, step by step

kohellus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koheltaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoheltaato bustle; Third-person singular indicative...
2FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
3Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
4Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
5Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka
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