Where does “etävanhempi” come from?

etävanhempi (Finnish) comes from Finnish etä-, from Proto-Finnic etä, from Proto-Finno-Permic ečkä.

etävanhempi (Finnish): non-resident parent; the parent that a child living with only one of their parents does not live with

Definitions

  1. non-resident parent; the parent that a child living with only one of their parents does not live with

Ancestry of “etävanhempi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetä-distant, remote, long-distance, far-off
2Proto-Finnicetäfar, distant
3Proto-Finno-Permicečkä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ečkä →Every word from Finnish etä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic etä →