Where does “palttaus” come from?

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

palttaus (Finnish): hemming putting a hem on an article of clothing

Definitions

  1. hemming putting a hem on an article of clothing

Ancestry of “palttaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaltata—
2FinnishpalttaaTo hem
3FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
4Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
5Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
6Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →