Where does “takalisto” come from?

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

takalisto (Finnish): bottom, buttocks

Definitions

  1. bottom, buttocks

Ancestry of “takalisto”, step by step

takalisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taka

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

via Finnish listo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlisto—
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →
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