Where does “toisentapainen” come from?
toisentapainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish toinen, from Proto-Finnic toinen, from Proto-Finnic too, from Proto-Uralic to — that.
toisentapainen (Finnish): of another kind
Ancestry of “toisentapainen”, step by step
toisentapainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish toinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | toinen | second; other, another; the others, other ones |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | toinen | second; other |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | too | that over there, yonder distal? |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | to | that |
via Finnish tapainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tapainen | resembling, similar, like; mannered |
| 2 | Finnish | tapa | custom; habit; manner |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tapa | way, custom; nature |