Where does “taustalevy” come from?
taustalevy (Finnish) comes from Finnish tausta, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
taustalevy (Finnish): backboard
Ancestry of “taustalevy”, step by step
taustalevy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tausta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tausta | background; Elative singular form of tau |
| 2 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
via Finnish levy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | levy | plate; board; slab |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |