Where does “raskaudenehkäisy” come from?
raskaudenehkäisy (Finnish) comes from Finnish ehkäisy, from Finnish ehkäistä, from Finnish ehkä, from Proto-Finnic ehkä — perhaps, maybe.
raskaudenehkäisy (Finnish): contraception, prevention of pregnancy
Definitions
- contraception, prevention of pregnancy
Ancestry of “raskaudenehkäisy”, step by step
raskaudenehkäisy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ehkäisy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ehkäisy | prevention; contraception; When used as modifier... |
| 2 | Finnish | ehkäistä | To prevent, keep from occurring, avert, block,... |
| 3 | Finnish | ehkä | perhaps, maybe; although, though |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ehkä | perhaps, maybe |
via Finnish raskaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | raskaus | heaviness, weight; seriousness, gravity;... |
| 2 | Finnish | raskas | heavy; hard, laborious, strenuous, gruelling;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | raskas | heavy, weighty |