Where does “raikastua” come from?

raikastua (Finnish) comes from Finnish raikastaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

raikastua (Finnish): To freshen

Definitions

  1. To freshen

Ancestry of “raikastua”, step by step

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