Where does “taa” come from?

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

taa (Finnish): Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse

Definitions

  1. Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse

Ancestry of “taa”, step by step

taa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taka

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

via Finnish tämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtämäthis
2Proto-Finnictämäthis proximal
3Proto-Uralictäthat

Words derived from “taa”

Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →