Where does “pakastepussi” come from?
pakastepussi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakaste, from Finnish pakastaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
Ancestry of “pakastepussi”, step by step
pakastepussi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pakaste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pakaste | frozen food |
| 2 | Finnish | pakastaa | to freeze to a low for long-term storage; to... |
| 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 |