Where does “napajäätikkö” come from?
napajäätikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish jäätikkö, from Finnish jäätää, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
napajäätikkö (Finnish): polar cap
Definitions
- polar cap
Ancestry of “napajäätikkö”, step by step
napajäätikkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jäätikkö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jäätikkö | glacier |
| 2 | Finnish | jäätää | To be freezing; To freeze up, stiffen |
| 3 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 4 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |