Where does “ruovonpäristäjä” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ruovonpäristäjä”, step by step

ruovonpäristäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päristää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäristääto snort
2FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
3Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
4Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
5Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish ruoko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokoreed, cane
2Proto-Finnicrookoreed
3Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
4Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →