Where does “taustasyy” come from?
taustasyy (Finnish) comes from Finnish tausta, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
taustasyy (Finnish): underlying reason, underlying cause
Definitions
- underlying reason, underlying cause
Ancestry of “taustasyy”, step by step
taustasyy 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 syy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syy | fibre; filament; grain |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | süü | thread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śuwe | mouth |