Where does “valheenpaljastin” come from?
valheenpaljastin (Finnish) comes from Finnish paljastin, from Finnish paljastaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
valheenpaljastin (Finnish): A lie detector, polygraph
Definitions
- A lie detector, polygraph
Ancestry of “valheenpaljastin”, step by step
valheenpaljastin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paljastin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paljastin | detector; First-person singular indicative past... |
| 2 | Finnish | paljastaa | to reveal, disclose, expose, unfold, unveil, give... |
| 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 |