Where does “apuviiva” come from?

apuviiva (Finnish) comes from Finnish apu, from Proto-Finnic apu — Alternative form of *api.

apuviiva (Finnish): guideline; ledger line

Definitions

  1. guideline; ledger line

Ancestry of “apuviiva”, step by step

apuviiva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api

via Finnish viiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviivaline; dash, hyphen; bar
2Finnishvije-—
Every word from Proto-Finnic apu →Every word from Finnish apu →