Where does “ehkäisykeino” come from?
ehkäisykeino (Finnish) comes from Finnish ehkäisy, from Finnish ehkäistä, from Finnish ehkä, from Proto-Finnic ehkä — perhaps, maybe.
ehkäisykeino (Finnish): method of prevention, means of prevention
Definitions
- method of prevention, means of prevention
Ancestry of “ehkäisykeino”, step by step
ehkäisykeino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ehkäisy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ehkäisy | prevention; contraception; When used as modifier... |
| 2 | Finnish | ehkäistä | To prevent, keep from occurring, avert, block,... |
| 3 | Finnish | ehkä | perhaps, maybe; although, though |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ehkä | perhaps, maybe |
via Finnish keino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keino | means, way, vehicle; trick; "as modifier in a... |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | keajnō | way, road; method, means |