Where does “stipendijärjestelmä” come from?
stipendijärjestelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish stipendi, from Latin stipendium, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
stipendijärjestelmä (Finnish): scholarship scheme, grant scheme
Definitions
- scholarship scheme, grant scheme
Ancestry of “stipendijärjestelmä”, step by step
stipendijärjestelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish stipendi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | stipendi | scholarship, grant, stipend, allowance, subsidy,... |
| 2 | Latin | stipendium | tax, impost, tribute, contribution; dues; pay,... |
| 3 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Finnish järjestelmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | järjestelmä | system |
| 2 | Finnish | järjestää | to arrange; to organize |
| 3 | Finnish | järki | reason; sense |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | järki | row; order, condition |