Where does “ehkäisyneuvonta” come from?

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

ehkäisyneuvonta (Finnish): contraceptive counseling, birth control counseling

Definitions

  1. contraceptive counseling, birth control counseling

Ancestry of “ehkäisyneuvonta”, step by step

ehkäisyneuvonta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ehkäisy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishehkäisyprevention; contraception; When used as modifier...
2FinnishehkäistäTo prevent, keep from occurring, avert, block,...
3Finnishehkäperhaps, maybe; although, though
4Proto-Finnicehkäperhaps, maybe

via Finnish neuvonta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneuvontaadvice, counseling; help desk
2Finnish-ntäFront vowel variant of -nta; API
3Proto-Finnic-ntaForms action nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Finnic ehkäEvery word from Finnish ehkäEvery word from Finnish ehkäistä