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Where does “vatsakalvontakainen” come from?

vatsakalvontakainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish takainen, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

vatsakalvontakainen (Finnish): retroperitoneal

Definitions

  1. retroperitoneal

Ancestry of “vatsakalvontakainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtakainenlocated behind something; back
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictaka—
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
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