Where does “seinäpäällyste” come from?

seinäpäällyste (Finnish) comes from Finnish päällyste, from Finnish päällystää, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

seinäpäällyste (Finnish): a wall covering

Definitions

  1. a wall covering

Ancestry of “seinäpäällyste”, step by step

seinäpäällyste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päällyste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäällystepavement, paving; flooring, covering, pavement;...
2FinnishpäällystääTo coat, overlay, pave
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 seinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseinäwall; mains; Essive singular form of sei
2Proto-Finnicsainawall
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka
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