Where does “ehkäisy” come from?

ehkäisy (Finnish) comes from Finnish ehkäistä, from Finnish ehkä, from Proto-Finnic ehkä — perhaps, maybe.

ehkäisy (Finnish): prevention; contraception; When used as modifier...

Definitions

  1. prevention; contraception; When used as modifier...

Ancestry of “ehkäisy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishehkäistäTo prevent, keep from occurring, avert, block,...
2Finnishehkäperhaps, maybe; although, though
3Proto-Finnicehkäperhaps, maybe

Words derived from “ehkäisy”

Every word from Proto-Finnic ehkä →Every word from Finnish ehkä →Every word from Finnish ehkäistä →