Where does “tämänkaltainen” come from?

tämänkaltainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaltainen, from Finnish kallas, from Proto-Finnic kaldas, from Proto-Germanic halþaz, from Proto-Germanic halaną — to slope; be inclined.

tämänkaltainen (Finnish): this kind of

Definitions

  1. this kind of

Ancestry of “tämänkaltainen”, step by step

tämänkaltainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaltainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaltainen-like, similar
2Finnishkallasbank
3Proto-Finnickaldasbank (edge of river or lake)
4Proto-Germanichalþazsloping, inclined
5Proto-Germanichalanąto slope; be inclined

via Finnish tämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtämäthis
2Proto-Finnictämäthis proximal
3Proto-Uralictäthat
Every word from Proto-Germanic halaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halþaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaldas →