Where does “erikoisasema” come from?
erikoisasema (Finnish) comes from Finnish erikoinen, from Finnish eri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *erei, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
erikoisasema (Finnish): special status
Definitions
- special status
Ancestry of “erikoisasema”, step by step
erikoisasema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish erikoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erikoinen | Special, exceptional, out of the ordinary;... |
| 2 | Finnish | eri | different, other, another; different, separate;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *erei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |
via Finnish asema
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | asema | state, position, situation; status; station |