Where does “kokoustaa” come from?

kokoustaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kokous, from Finnish koota, from Finnish -ta, from Proto-Finnic -ta, from Proto-Uralic -tä — from.

kokoustaa (Finnish): to hold a meeting or gathering

Definitions

  1. to hold a meeting or gathering

Ancestry of “kokoustaa”, step by step

kokoustaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kokous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokousmeeting, conference, assembly, convent, gathering
2Finnishkootato collect together, gather; to assemble,...
3Finnish-taA suffix for the partitive singular case; Forms...
4Proto-Finnic-taPartitive ending
5Proto-Uralic-täfrom

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Uralic -täEvery word from Finnish -taEvery word from Finnish koota