Where does “kynnystys” come from?

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

kynnystys (Finnish): thresholding

Definitions

  1. thresholding

Ancestry of “kynnystys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynnystääto threshold
2FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
3Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
4Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
5Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →
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