Where does “eläkevaari” come from?
eläkevaari (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaari, from Swedish får, from Old Swedish fār, from Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic farą, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
eläkevaari (Finnish): an old man living on a pension
Definitions
- an old man living on a pension
Ancestry of “eläkevaari”, step by step
eläkevaari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vaari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaari | grandpa, grandfather |
| 2 | Swedish | får | a sheep; a sheep, a follower; an idiot |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fār | sheep |
| 4 | Old Norse | fár | few; bale, harm, mischief, anger; dangerous... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | farą | a means of passing, ford, ferry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Finnish eläke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eläke | pension |
| 2 | Finnish | -ke | Forms diminutive forms of nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -kkä | Front vowel variant of -kka |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |