Where does “kriisiapu” come from?

kriisiapu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kriisi, from Swedish kris — crisis.

kriisiapu (Finnish): crisis support

Definitions

  1. crisis support

Ancestry of “kriisiapu”, step by step

kriisiapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kriisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkriisicrisis
2Swedishkriscrisis

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Swedish kris →Every word from Finnish kriisi →