Where does “irtolaisuus” come from?

irtolaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish irtolainen, from Finnish irto-, from Finnish irta, from Proto-Finnic irta — loose, separate, detached.

irtolaisuus (Finnish): vagrancy

Definitions

  1. vagrancy

Ancestry of “irtolaisuus”, step by step

irtolaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish irtolainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishirtolainenvagrant, vagabond
2Finnishirto-detachable, removable, separate, loose
3Finnishirta—
4Proto-Finnicirtaloose, separate, detached

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic irta →Every word from Finnish irto- →Every word from Finnish irta →