Where does “likitaitteinen” come from?
likitaitteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish taittaa, from Finnish taipua, from Proto-Finnic taipudak.
Ancestry of “likitaitteinen”, step by step
likitaitteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taittaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taittaa | to fold; to break; to refract |
| 2 | Finnish | taipua | to become curved, to bend; to change one's... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taipudak | — |
via Finnish liki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liki | almost, nearly, close to |
| 2 | Finnish | liki- | A prefix signifying nearly, almost, "close to" |
Words derived from “likitaitteinen”