Where does “kynttäminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kynttäminen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kynttää	to rabbet
2	Finnish	taa	Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
3	Finnish	taka	the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
4	Proto-Finnic	taka	back, a place behind
5	Proto-Uralic	taka	a place behind

Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →