Where does “soidintaa” come from?
soidintaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish soidin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
soidintaa (Finnish): to court, lek
Ancestry of “soidintaa”, step by step
soidintaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish soidin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | soidin | mating display, courtship, lek |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish taa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 2 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |