Where does “taive” come from?
taive (Finnish) comes from Finnish taipua, from Proto-Finnic taipudak.
taive (Finnish): bend, crook
Definitions
- bend, crook
Ancestry of “taive”, step by step
taive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taipua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taipua | to become curved, to bend; to change one's... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | taipudak | — |
via Finnish e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | e | E note |