Where does “lattianpäällystäjä” come from?

lattianpäällystäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish päällystäjä, from Finnish päällystää, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

lattianpäällystäjä (Finnish): floor covering installer

Definitions

  1. floor covering installer

Ancestry of “lattianpäällystäjä”, step by step

lattianpäällystäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päällystäjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäällystäjäone who coats, overlays, paves, etc
2FinnishpäällystääTo coat, overlay, pave
3FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
4Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
5Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
6Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish lattia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlattiafloor
2Proto-Germanicflatjąa level surface; level ground; the floor of a...
3Proto-Germanicflatazflat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka