Where does “luistelukenttä” come from?

luistelukenttä (Finnish) comes from Finnish luistelu, from Finnish luistella, from Finnish luistaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

luistelukenttä (Finnish): (ice) skating rink

Definitions

  1. (ice) skating rink

Ancestry of “luistelukenttä”, step by step

luistelukenttä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luistelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluisteluice skating
2FinnishluistellaTo skate
3Finnishluistaato slide; to go, run smoothly or successfully; to...
4FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
5Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
6Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
7Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish kenttä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenttäfield; A limited area where a game is played, a...
2Proto-Samickientēmeadow, field
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka
luistelukenttä — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer