Where does “takatalvi” come from?
takatalvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish talvi, from Proto-Finnic talvi, from Proto-Uralic tälwä — winter.
takatalvi (Finnish): a prolonged and sometimes extreme cold spell in...
Definitions
- a prolonged and sometimes extreme cold spell in...
Ancestry of “takatalvi”, step by step
takatalvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish talvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | talvi | winter |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | talvi | winter |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | tälwä | winter |
via Ingrian talvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | talvi | winter |