Where does “toistaa” come from?

toistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish toinen, from Proto-Finnic toinen, from Proto-Finnic too, from Proto-Uralic to — that.

toistaa (Finnish): to repeat, reiterate; to play

Definitions

  1. to repeat, reiterate; to play

Ancestry of “toistaa”, step by step

toistaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish toinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtoinensecond; other, another; the others, other ones
2Proto-Finnictoinensecond; other
3Proto-Finnictoothat over there, yonder distal?
4Proto-Uralictothat

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

Words derived from “toistaa

Every word from Proto-Uralic toEvery word from Proto-Finnic tooEvery word from Proto-Finnic toinen