Where does “sukupuolijoustava” come from?

sukupuolijoustava (Finnish) comes from Finnish joustava, from Finnish joustaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

sukupuolijoustava (Finnish): genderfluid

Definitions

  1. genderfluid

Ancestry of “sukupuolijoustava”, step by step

sukupuolijoustava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish joustava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoustavaflexible, elastic
2Finnishjoustaato yield, bend
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 sukupuoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukupuolisex, gender
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf
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