Where does “apuehdokas” come from?

apuehdokas (Finnish) comes from Finnish ehdokas, from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.

apuehdokas (Finnish): paper candidate

Definitions

  1. paper candidate

Ancestry of “apuehdokas”, step by step

apuehdokas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ehdokas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishehdokascandidate; nominee
2Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
3Finnishkatso!look!
4Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
5Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
6Proto-Germanicgātijaną—

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaccodak →Every word from Finnish katsoa →