Where does “avunpyyntö” come from?

avunpyyntö (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyyntö, from Finnish -ntö, from Finnish -mö, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.

avunpyyntö (Finnish): call for help, request for help

Definitions

  1. call for help, request for help

Ancestry of “avunpyyntö”, step by step

avunpyyntö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyyntö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyyntörequest
2Finnish-ntö—
3Finnish-möFront vowel variant of -mo
4Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
5Proto-Uralic-joblique plural

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Uralic -j →Every word from Finnish -i →Every word from Finnish -ntö →