Where does “yläpidennys” come from?
yläpidennys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pidennys, from Finnish pidentää, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
yläpidennys (Finnish): ascender
Definitions
- ascender
Ancestry of “yläpidennys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pidennys | lengthening, making longer |
| 2 | Finnish | pidentää | To lengthen; To elongate; To prolong |
| 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 |