Where does “rakastelukohtaus” come from?
rakastelukohtaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish rakastelu, from Finnish rakastella, from Finnish rakastaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
rakastelukohtaus (Finnish): love scene
Ancestry of “rakastelukohtaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | rakastelu | lovemaking |
| 2 | Finnish | rakastella | to make love, have sex |
| 3 | Finnish | rakastaa | to love |
| 4 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 5 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | taka | — |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |