Where does “tutustumistilaisuus” come from?

tutustumistilaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tutustuminen, from Finnish tutustua, from Finnish -stua, from Finnish -staa, from Finnish saalistaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka — a place behind.

tutustumistilaisuus (Finnish): an event for people to get to know each other, getting-to-know-you event

Definitions

  1. an event for people to get to know each other, getting-to-know-you event

Ancestry of “tutustumistilaisuus”, step by step

tutustumistilaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tutustuminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtutustuminenbecoming acquainted; Fourth infinitive of...
2Finnishtutustuato meet (people), get acquainted with, familiarise/familiarize oneself with
3Finnish-stuaForms translative verbs
4Finnish-staaForms captative verbs, i.e. verbs for hunting or...
5Finnishsaalistaato prey, hunt
6FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
7Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
8Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
9Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish tilaisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtilaisuusoccasion; opportunity, chance
2Finnishtilastate; condition; Short for maatila
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka
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