Where does “muodostelmaluistelu” come from?

muodostelmaluistelu (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.

muodostelmaluistelu (Finnish): synchronized skating

Definitions

  1. synchronized skating

Ancestry of “muodostelmaluistelu”, step by step

muodostelmaluistelu 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 muodostelma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuodostelmaformation
2Finnishmuodostaato form, formulate, build; to constitute; to...
3Finnishmuotoshape; form; format
4Proto-Finnicmootoshape, form; appearance; manner, way
5Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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