Where does “avuliainen” come from?

avuliainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish avulias, from Finnish -lias, from Finnish -iäs, from Finnish -jä — Front vowel variant of -ja.

Ancestry of “avuliainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavuliashelpful
2Finnish-liasVariant of -ias
3Finnish-iäsFront vowel variant of -ias
4Finnish-jäFront vowel variant of -ja
Every word from Finnish -jä →Every word from Finnish -iäs →Every word from Finnish -lias →