Where does “oikeusavustaja” come from?

oikeusavustaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish oikeus, from Finnish oikea, from Proto-Finnic oikeda, from Proto-Finno-Permic wojketa.

oikeusavustaja (Finnish): public defender US, duty solicitor Commonwealth, duty counsel Canada lawyer appointed to represent people who cannot afford to hire an attorney, usually paid from public funds

Definitions

  1. public defender US, duty solicitor Commonwealth, duty counsel Canada lawyer appointed to represent people who cannot afford to hire an attorney, usually paid from public funds

Ancestry of “oikeusavustaja”, step by step

oikeusavustaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oikeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikeusright; law; justice, law
2Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
3Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
4Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa—

via Finnish avustaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavustajaassistant, aide, auxiliary; sidekick; aide,...
2FinnishavustaaTo assist; To abet
3Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
4Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wojketa →Every word from Proto-Finnic oikeda →Every word from Finnish oikea →