Where does “kovertaa” come from?

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

kovertaa (Finnish): to gouge; Third-person singular indicative...

Definitions

  1. to gouge; Third-person singular indicative...

Ancestry of “kovertaa”, step by step

kovertaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish kovera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoveraconcave
2Proto-Finnickoveracrooked, bent, curved

Words derived from “kovertaa”

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