Where does “erityisavustaja” come from?
erityisavustaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish avustaja, from Finnish avustaa, from Finnish apu, from Proto-Finnic apu — Alternative form of *api.
erityisavustaja (Finnish): special assistant, special advisor
Definitions
- special assistant, special advisor
Ancestry of “erityisavustaja”, step by step
erityisavustaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish avustaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | avustaja | assistant, aide, auxiliary; sidekick; aide,... |
| 2 | Finnish | avustaa | To assist; To abet |
| 3 | Finnish | apu | help; assistance; helping hand |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | apu | Alternative form of *api |
via Finnish erityinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erityinen | special; specific |
| 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,... |