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Where does “häntä” come from?
häntä (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic häntä, from Proto-Uralic čänčä.
häntä
(Ingrian): tail
Definitions
tail
Ancestry of “häntä”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Finnic
häntä
tail
2
Proto-Uralic
čänčä
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Words derived from “häntä”
hännäkäs
häntäavanto
häntäpiiluu
pitkähäntä
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