Where does “taustakohina” come from?

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

taustakohina (Finnish): background noise random fluctuation as a sound present in the background

Definitions

  1. background noise random fluctuation as a sound present in the background

Ancestry of “taustakohina”, step by step

taustakohina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tausta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaustabackground; Elative singular form of tau
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish köhinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishköhinärasping sound
2FinnishköhistäTo rasp
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →