Where does “tagarai” come from?

tagarai (Veps) comes from Veps taga, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

tagarai (Veps): nape, back of the neck

Definitions

  1. nape, back of the neck

Ancestry of “tagarai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepstagabehind, in behind, at the back of
2Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
3Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Veps taga →