Where does “kuolemantakainen” come from?

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

kuolemantakainen (Finnish): in the afterlife, post-death

Definitions

  1. in the afterlife, post-death

Ancestry of “kuolemantakainen”, step by step

kuolemantakainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish takainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtakainenlocated behind something; back
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish kuolema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuolemadeath, demise, decease; deathly
2Proto-Finnickoolemadeath
3Proto-Finnickooldakto die
4Proto-Uralickale-to die
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