Where does “täältäpäin” come from?

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

täältäpäin (Finnish): from (somewhere) over here, from this direction

Definitions

  1. from (somewhere) over here, from this direction

Ancestry of “täältäpäin”, step by step

täältäpäin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish täältä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäältäfrom here, hence
2Finnishtaka-A prefix signifying back, rear or hind
3Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
4Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
5Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish päin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäinagainst, to, on etc; Used to indicate approximate...
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
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