Where does “erotodistus” come from?
erotodistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
erotodistus (Finnish): diploma or report card given to a student who quits education at a specific level
Definitions
- diploma or report card given to a student who quits education at a specific level
Ancestry of “erotodistus”, step by step
erotodistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ero | difference, distinction; Short for avioero;... |
| 2 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish todistus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | todistus | certificate; diploma, report card, certificate;... |
| 2 | Finnish | todistaa | To prove, demonstrate, substantiate; To witness,... |
| 3 | Finnish | tosi | truth, reality, real thing; real-life; true |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | toci | truth |