Where does “paastoaika” come from?

paastoaika (Finnish) comes from Finnish päästö, from Old Swedish fästa, from Old Norse fasta, from Proto-Germanic fastāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

paastoaika (Finnish): Alternative form of paastonaika

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of paastonaika

Ancestry of “paastoaika”, step by step

paastoaika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päästö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäästöemission; release
2Old Swedishfästato sign on, to engage
3Old Norsefasta
4Proto-Germanicfastānąto observe, hold firm to; to fast, to abstain...
5Proto-Germanic-ānąCreates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...
6Proto-Germanic-ajaną
7Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Finnish aika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaikatime; time, moment; appointment
2Finnish-isinThe case suffix denoting temporal distributive;...
3Hungarianisischool
4Hungarian-iAdded to a proper noun, noun or postposition to...
5HungarianUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
6Albanian-ing, -ion
7Proto-West Germanic-jā
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Germanic -āną