Where does “sosiaalitapaus” come from?

sosiaalitapaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tapaus, from Finnish tavata, from Swedish stava, from Swedish stav, from Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz — to stand still; to harden.

sosiaalitapaus (Finnish): social welfare case person who lives on social welfare

Definitions

  1. social welfare case person who lives on social welfare

Ancestry of “sosiaalitapaus”, step by step

sosiaalitapaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tapaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapausevent, incident, occurrence, occasion; case,...
2Finnishtavatato meet; to meet up; to find, to catch
3Swedishstavato spell; to write the individual letters of a...
4Swedishstava staff, a rod; a letter
5Old Swedishstaverstaff, cane
6Old Norsestafrstaff
7Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ
8Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden

via Finnish sosiaalinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsosiaalinensocial; having to do with social policy, striving...
2LatinsociālisOf or pertaining to companionship; companionable, sociable, social
3Frenchsocialsocial, related to society, community; social,...
4LatinsocialisOf or pertaining to companionship; companionable,...
5Latinsociussharing, joining in, partaking, associated;...
6Ancient Greekπάθοςpain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...
7Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic stabazEvery word from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ