Where does “rälssitalonpoika” come from?
rälssitalonpoika (Finnish) comes from Finnish rälssi, from Swedish frälse, from Old Swedish frælse, from Old Norse frelsi, from Proto-Germanic frijahalsaz, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.
rälssitalonpoika (Finnish): A talonpoika who had a leasehold of a rälssitila, a farm exempt from taxes by the Crown
Definitions
- A talonpoika who had a leasehold of a rälssitila, a farm exempt from taxes by the Crown
Ancestry of “rälssitalonpoika”, step by step
rälssitalonpoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rälssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rälssi | exemption of the church or the nobility from taxation, or another similar privilege of the church and the nobility, in the Swedish realm |
| 2 | Swedish | frälse | exemption from certain taxes |
| 3 | Old Swedish | frælse | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | frelsi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frijahalsaz | freedom, liberty, the state of not being... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |
via Finnish talonpoika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | talonpoika | freeholder; farmer; pawn |
| 2 | Finnish | talo | house; building; farm, homestead |
| 3 | Ludian | taloi | farm; house |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | talo | farm, farmstead |
| 5 | Proto-Baltic | talˀa- | — |