Where does “sydämentakainen” come from?

sydämentakainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish takainen, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

sydämentakainen (Finnish): retrocardiac

Definitions

  1. retrocardiac

Ancestry of “sydämentakainen”, step by step

sydämentakainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish takainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtakainenlocated behind something; back
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish sydän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsydänheart; core; wick
2Proto-Finnicsüdänheart
3Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →
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