Where does “elintarvikeomavaraisuus” come from?
elintarvikeomavaraisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish omavaraisuus, from Finnish omavarainen, from Finnish -varainen, from Finnish vara, from Proto-Germanic warō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
elintarvikeomavaraisuus (Finnish): food self-sufficiency
Definitions
- food self-sufficiency
Ancestry of “elintarvikeomavaraisuus”, step by step
elintarvikeomavaraisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish omavaraisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | omavaraisuus | self-sufficiency |
| 2 | Finnish | omavarainen | self-sufficient, self-contained, materially... |
| 3 | Finnish | -varainen | based, relying on |
| 4 | Finnish | vara | reserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | warō | attention, care |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Finnish elintarvike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elintarvike | groceries; foodstuff |
| 2 | Finnish | elin- | living, life |
| 3 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |