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Where does “taantumus” come from?

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

taantumus (Finnish): reaction

Definitions

  1. reaction

Ancestry of “taantumus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “taantumus”

  • taantumuksellinen
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