Where does “takaheitto” come from?

takaheitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish heitto, from Finnish heittää, from Proto-Finnic heittädäk, from Proto-Finnic šej-, from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje.

takaheitto (Finnish): metathesis

Definitions

  1. metathesis

Ancestry of “takaheitto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheittothrow, cast, shy; toss; shot
2Finnishheittääto throw, cast, hurl, toss
3Proto-Finnicheittädäkto throw
4Proto-Finnicšej-
5Proto-Germanicsēja-/sēje
Every word from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sējeEvery word from Proto-Finnic šej-Every word from Proto-Finnic heittädäk
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