Where does “olosuhteet” come from?

olosuhteet (Finnish) comes from Finnish olo, from Finnish olla, from Proto-Finnic oldak, from Proto-Uralic wole- — to be, become; be, will be.

olosuhteet (Finnish): circumstances, conditions

Definitions

  1. circumstances, conditions

Ancestry of “olosuhteet”, step by step

olosuhteet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish olo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholobeing, the action of the verb olla; feeling,...
2Finnishollato be; to be, constitute, make up, form; to have;...
3Proto-Finnicoldakto be
4Proto-Uralicwole-to be, become; be, will be

via Finnish suhde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuhdeproportion, ratio; relationship, affair; attitude
2Finnishsuhtaratio, proportion

Words derived from “olosuhteet

Every word from Proto-Uralic wole-Every word from Proto-Finnic oldakEvery word from Finnish olla