Where does “säestyssoitin” come from?
säestyssoitin (Finnish) comes from Finnish säestys, from Finnish säestää, from Finnish -staa, from Finnish saalistaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
säestyssoitin (Finnish): accompanying instrument
Definitions
- accompanying instrument
Ancestry of “säestyssoitin”, step by step
säestyssoitin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish säestys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säestys | accompaniment |
| 2 | Finnish | säestää | to accompany |
| 3 | Finnish | -staa | Forms captative verbs, i.e. verbs for hunting or... |
| 4 | Finnish | saalistaa | to prey, hunt |
| 5 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 6 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
via Finnish soitin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | soitin | musical instrument; player; First-person singular... |
| 2 | Finnish | soittaa | to play; to phone, call; to ring, toll |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |