Where does “vikeltää” come from?

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

vikeltää (Finnish): to vault

Definitions

  1. to vault

Ancestry of “vikeltää”, step by step

vikeltää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taa

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

via Finnish vikkelä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvikkeläquick, fast, nimble, rapid

Words derived from “vikeltää

Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka