Where does “sorapäällyste” come from?

sorapäällyste (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.

sorapäällyste (Finnish): gravel ballast

Definitions

  1. gravel ballast

Ancestry of “sorapäällyste”, step by step

sorapäällyste 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 sora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoragravel
2Proto-Finnicsora
3Proto-Finno-Ugricćora
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka