Where does “lapsenpäästö” come from?
lapsenpäästö (Finnish) comes from Finnish päästö, from Old Swedish fästa, from Old Norse fasta, from Proto-Germanic fastāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
lapsenpäästö (Finnish): midwifery
Definitions
- midwifery
Ancestry of “lapsenpäästö”, step by step
lapsenpäästö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päästö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päästö | emission; release |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fästa | to sign on, to engage |
| 3 | Old Norse | fasta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fastāną | to observe, hold firm to; to fast, to abstain... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |