Where does “avuttomuuslisä” come from?
avuttomuuslisä (Finnish) comes from Finnish avuttomuus, from Finnish avuton, from Finnish apu, from Proto-Finnic apu — Alternative form of *api.
avuttomuuslisä (Finnish): helplessness supplement
Ancestry of “avuttomuuslisä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | avuttomuus | inability, incapacity, ineptitude |
| 2 | Finnish | avuton | helpless |
| 3 | Finnish | apu | help; assistance; helping hand |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | apu | Alternative form of *api |