Where does “paltata” come from?
paltata (Finnish) comes from Finnish palttaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
Ancestry of “paltata”, step by step
paltata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish palttaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palttaa | To hem |
| 2 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 3 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
via Finnish tä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tä | what |
| 2 | Finnish | mitä | Partitive singular form of mikä; Partitive... |
Words derived from “paltata”