Where does “vastarakastunut” come from?

vastarakastunut (Finnish) comes from Finnish rakastunut, from Finnish rakastua, from Finnish rakastaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

vastarakastunut (Finnish): newly fallen in love

Definitions

  1. newly fallen in love

Ancestry of “vastarakastunut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakastunutin love, enamored; Past active participle of...
2Finnishrakastuato fall in love with, enamor
3Finnishrakastaato love
4FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
5Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
6Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
7Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka