Where does “madallus” come from?

madallus (Finnish) comes from Finnish madaltaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

madallus (Finnish): Action of the verb madaltaa

Definitions

  1. Action of the verb madaltaa

Ancestry of “madallus”, step by step

madallus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish madaltaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmadaltaaTo lower; Third-person singular indicative...
2FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
3Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
4Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
5Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka