Where does “vikellys” come from?

vikellys (Finnish) comes from Finnish vikeltää, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

vikellys (Finnish): vaulting, equestrian vaulting

Definitions

  1. vaulting, equestrian vaulting

Ancestry of “vikellys”, step by step

vikellys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vikeltää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvikeltääto vault
2FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
3Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
4Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
5Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka