Where does “aviosääty” come from?

aviosääty (Finnish) comes from Finnish sääty, from Finnish säätää, from Proto-Finnic säätädäk — to arrange, organize.

aviosääty (Finnish): married state; marital status

Definitions

  1. married state; marital status

Ancestry of “aviosääty”, step by step

aviosääty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sääty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäätyestate; class; rank
2Finnishsäätääto adjust, regulate, tune, control; to enact;...
3Proto-Finnicsäätädäkto arrange, organize

via Finnish avio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaviomarriage; marital or married
2Finnishava-—
Every word from Proto-Finnic säätädäk →Every word from Finnish säätää →Every word from Finnish sääty →