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Where does “lähestyminen” come from?

lähestyminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lähestyä, from Finnish -stua, from Finnish -staa, from Finnish saalistaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

lähestyminen (Finnish): approach, approximation, oncoming; Fourth...

Definitions

  1. approach, approximation, oncoming; Fourth...

Ancestry of “lähestyminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlähestyäto approach, come close/near; to approach, come...
2Finnish-stuaForms translative verbs
3Finnish-staaForms captative verbs, i.e. verbs for hunting or...
4Finnishsaalistaato prey, hunt
5FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
6Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
7Proto-Finnictaka—
8Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

Words derived from “lähestyminen”

  • lähestymistapa
  • lähestymiskielto
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