Where does “eläkelaitos” come from?

eläkelaitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish eläke, from Finnish -ke, from Finnish -kkä, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

eläkelaitos (Finnish): the (public) institution responsible for pensions; pension institution

Definitions

  1. the (public) institution responsible for pensions; pension institution

Ancestry of “eläkelaitos”, step by step

eläkelaitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eläke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheläkepension
2Finnish-keForms diminutive forms of nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Finnish-kkäFront vowel variant of -kka
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish laitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaitosinstitution; faculty; facility
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus
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