Where does “rakastuminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rakastuminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakastuato fall in love with, enamor
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

Words derived from “rakastuminen”

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