Where does “rakasteleminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rakasteleminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakastellato make love, have sex
2Finnishrakastaato love
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 →