Where does “kerta-avustus” come from?
kerta-avustus (Finnish) comes from Finnish avustus, from Finnish avustaa, from Finnish apu, from Proto-Finnic apu — Alternative form of *api.
kerta-avustus (Finnish): one-off grant, one-time subsidy, one-time contribution
Definitions
- one-off grant, one-time subsidy, one-time contribution
Ancestry of “kerta-avustus”, step by step
kerta-avustus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish avustus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | avustus | grant; contribution; relief, aid |
| 2 | Finnish | avustaa | To assist; To abet |
| 3 | Finnish | apu | help; assistance; helping hand |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | apu | Alternative form of *api |
via Finnish kerta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kerta | time, occasion; time; times; also once, when the... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kerta | time |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |