Where does “reunustaa” come from?
reunustaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
reunustaa (Finnish): to border, edge, bound
Ancestry of “reunustaa”, step by step
reunustaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 2 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
via Finnish reunus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | reunus | skirt, edge, border, curb; bordure |
| 2 | Finnish | reuna | rim; brink, edge, border; boundary |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | reuna | edge |
Words derived from “reunustaa”