Where does “pidentää” come from?
pidentää (Finnish) comes from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
pidentää (Finnish): To lengthen; To elongate; To prolong
Definitions
- To lengthen; To elongate; To prolong
Ancestry of “pidentää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 2 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |