Where does “ravistautua” come from?

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

ravistautua (Finnish): to shake oneself (off)

Definitions

  1. to shake oneself (off)

Ancestry of “ravistautua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishravistaaTo shake
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 →