Where does “pidentymä” come from?

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

pidentymä (Finnish): lengthening, lengthened part

Definitions

  1. lengthening, lengthened part

Ancestry of “pidentymä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpidentyäTo lengthen
2FinnishpidentääTo lengthen; To elongate; To prolong
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 →
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