Where does “palstatila” come from?
palstatila (Finnish) comes from Finnish tila, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
palstatila (Finnish): space in a newspaper column
Definitions
- space in a newspaper column
Ancestry of “palstatila”, step by step
palstatila 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 palsta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palsta | lot, plot, parcel of land; column |