Where does “taantuma” come from?

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

taantuma (Finnish): A recession, depression, economic downturn

Definitions

  1. A recession, depression, economic downturn

Ancestry of “taantuma”, step by step

taantuma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taantua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaantuato revert, to regress
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish mä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmäI
2FinnishminäI; ego; self
3Proto-FinnicminäI, me
4Uralic*minä—

Words derived from “taantuma”

Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →
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