Where does “suosikkijärjestelmä” come from?
suosikkijärjestelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish suosikki, from Finnish suosia, from Finnish suoda, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.
suosikkijärjestelmä (Finnish): favouritism
Definitions
- favouritism
Ancestry of “suosikkijärjestelmä”, step by step
suosikkijärjestelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suosikki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suosikki | favourite/favorite |
| 2 | Finnish | suosia | to favor/favour |
| 3 | Finnish | suoda | to give, allow, permit, grant, let; Indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | söödäk | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | suH-é | — |
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 |