Where does “saalistustapa” come from?

saalistustapa (Finnish) comes from Finnish saalistus, from Finnish saalistaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

saalistustapa (Finnish): hunting method

Definitions

  1. hunting method

Ancestry of “saalistustapa”, step by step

saalistustapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saalistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaalistuspreying
2Finnishsaalistaato prey, hunt
3FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
4Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
5Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
6Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →