Where does “avustus” come from?

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

avustus (Finnish): grant; contribution; relief, aid

Definitions

  1. grant; contribution; relief, aid

Ancestry of “avustus”, step by step

avustus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avustaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishavustaaTo assist; To abet
2Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
3Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “avustus

Every word from Proto-Finnic apu