Where does “tienpäällyste” come from?
tienpäällyste (Finnish) comes from Finnish päällyste, from Finnish päällystää, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
tienpäällyste (Finnish): road surface, road pavement
Definitions
- road surface, road pavement
Ancestry of “tienpäällyste”, step by step
tienpäällyste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päällyste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päällyste | pavement, paving; flooring, covering, pavement;... |
| 2 | Finnish | päällystää | To coat, overlay, pave |
| 3 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 4 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |