Where does “taus” come from?

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

taus (Finnish): behind, backside

Definitions

  1. behind, backside

Ancestry of “taus”, step by step

taus 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 us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “taus”

Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →