Where does “kompastelija” come from?
kompastelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kompastella, from Finnish kompastua, from Finnish -stua, from Finnish -staa, from Finnish saalistaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka — a place behind.
kompastelija (Finnish): staggerer, stumbler, falterer one who staggers, stumbles or falters
Definitions
- staggerer, stumbler, falterer one who staggers, stumbles or falters
Ancestry of “kompastelija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kompastella | to stagger, to stumble, to falter |
| 2 | Finnish | kompastua | to stumble, trip |
| 3 | Finnish | -stua | Forms translative verbs |
| 4 | Finnish | -staa | Forms captative verbs, i.e. verbs for hunting or... |
| 5 | Finnish | saalistaa | to prey, hunt |
| 6 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 7 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |