Where does “kopistaa” come from?
kopistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
kopistaa (Finnish): to tap to shake something off
Definitions
- to tap to shake something off
Ancestry of “kopistaa”, step by step
kopistaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 2 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
via Finnish kopista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kopista | to clop to produce the sound of, for example, a horse walking on cobblestones, footsteps, shoes on pavement, high-heeled shoes |