Where does “kotiavustaja” come from?

kotiavustaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish koti, from Proto-Finnic kotei, from Proto-Finnic kota, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota, from Proto-Uralic kota — hut, tent, tepee.

kotiavustaja (Finnish): home help, carer person employed, especially by a social services department, to perform household chores and provide aid to a patient or infirm person in the latter's own home

Definitions

  1. home help, carer person employed, especially by a social services department, to perform household chores and provide aid to a patient or infirm person in the latter's own home

Ancestry of “kotiavustaja”, step by step

kotiavustaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkotihome
2Proto-Finnickoteihome
3Proto-Finnickotatent, hut
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
5Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee

via Finnish avustaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavustajaassistant, aide, auxiliary; sidekick; aide,...
2FinnishavustaaTo assist; To abet
3Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
4Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →