Where does “tae” come from?
tae (Finnish) comes from Finnish taata, from Finnish taka-, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
tae (Finnish): guarantee; Something made of wrought iron, a...
Definitions
- guarantee; Something made of wrought iron, a...
Ancestry of “tae”, step by step
tae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taata | To warrant; to guarantee; grandfather; old man |
| 2 | Finnish | taka- | A prefix signifying back, rear or hind |
| 3 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
via Finnish takoa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | takoa | to forge; to beat, pound, hammer, strike |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | takodak | to beat; to forge |