Where does “samankaltaistaa” come from?

samankaltaistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish samankaltainen, from Finnish kaltainen, from Finnish kallas, from Proto-Finnic kaldas, from Proto-Germanic halþaz, from Proto-Germanic halaną — to slope; be inclined.

samankaltaistaa (Finnish): to make similar, to homogenise

Definitions

  1. to make similar, to homogenise

Ancestry of “samankaltaistaa”, step by step

samankaltaistaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish samankaltainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsamankaltainensimilar; homologous
2Finnishkaltainen-like, similar
3Finnishkallasbank
4Proto-Finnickaldasbank (edge of river or lake)
5Proto-Germanichalþazsloping, inclined
6Proto-Germanichalanąto slope; be inclined

via Finnish taa

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

Words derived from “samankaltaistaa”

Every word from Proto-Germanic halaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halþaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaldas →