Where does “takaneljännes” come from?

takaneljännes (Finnish) comes from Finnish neljännes, from Finnish neljäs, from Proto-Finnic neljänci, from Proto-Finnic neljä, from Proto-Uralic neljä — four.

takaneljännes (Finnish): hindquarter

Definitions

  1. hindquarter

Ancestry of “takaneljännes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneljännesquarter
2Finnishneljäsfourth
3Proto-Finnicneljäncifourth
4Proto-Finnicneljäfour
5Proto-Uralicneljäfour
Every word from Proto-Uralic neljäEvery word from Proto-Finnic neljäEvery word from Proto-Finnic neljänci