Where does “rakastaminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rakastaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakastaato love
2FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
3Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
4Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
5Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
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