Where does “avustajakunta” come from?
avustajakunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish avustaja, from Finnish avustaa, from Finnish apu, from Proto-Finnic apu — Alternative form of *api.
avustajakunta (Finnish): staff
Ancestry of “avustajakunta”, step by step
avustajakunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish avustaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | avustaja | assistant, aide, auxiliary; sidekick; aide,... |
| 2 | Finnish | avustaa | To assist; To abet |
| 3 | Finnish | apu | help; assistance; helping hand |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | apu | Alternative form of *api |
via Finnish kunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kunta | municipality, commune; local political division;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kunta | community; group of people |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kunta | — |