Where does “odotustila” come from?
odotustila (Finnish) comes from Finnish tila, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
odotustila (Finnish): waiting room, waiting space
Definitions
- waiting room, waiting space
Ancestry of “odotustila”, step by step
odotustila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tila
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tila | state; condition; Short for maatila |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish odotus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | odotus | wait, waiting; expectation, anticipation |
| 2 | Finnish | odottaa | to wait (for), await, expect, anticipate |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | oća- | — |