Where does “päällystää” come from?

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

päällystää (Finnish): To coat, overlay, pave

Definitions

  1. To coat, overlay, pave

Ancestry of “päällystää”, step by step

päällystää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taa

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

via Finnish päällys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäällystop, cover, overlay
2Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “päällystää”

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