Where does “lähestymistapa” come from?

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

lähestymistapa (Finnish): The manner of an approach

Definitions

  1. The manner of an approach

Ancestry of “lähestymistapa”, step by step

lähestymistapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lähestyminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlähestyminenapproach, approximation, oncoming; Fourth...
2Finnishlähestyäto approach, come close/near; to approach, come...
3Finnish-stuaForms translative verbs
4Finnish-staaForms captative verbs, i.e. verbs for hunting or...
5Finnishsaalistaato prey, hunt
6FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
7Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
8Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
9Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka
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