Where does “lehdistöavustaja” come from?

lehdistöavustaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish avustaja, from Finnish avustaa, from Finnish apu, from Proto-Finnic apu — Alternative form of *api.

lehdistöavustaja (Finnish): press officer, press agent, press attaché

Definitions

  1. press officer, press agent, press attaché

Ancestry of “lehdistöavustaja”, step by step

lehdistöavustaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avustaja

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

via Finnish lehdistö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlehdistöThe press
2FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic apu →