Where does “lunastuskorvaus” come from?
lunastuskorvaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish korvaus, from Finnish korvata, from Finnish korva, from Proto-Finnic korva — ear; side part; handle.
lunastuskorvaus (Finnish): repurchase payment, repurchase compensation
Definitions
- repurchase payment, repurchase compensation
Ancestry of “lunastuskorvaus”, step by step
lunastuskorvaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish korvaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korvaus | compensation, reimbursement, reparation |
| 2 | Finnish | korvata | to replace, take the place of; to pay... |
| 3 | Finnish | korva | ear; edge, border; handle |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | korva | ear; side part; handle |
via Finnish lunastus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lunastus | redemption, resumption, reclamation |
| 2 | Finnish | -us | Forms nouns from verbs, describing an action or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -us | Forms some nouns from nominal stems |