Where does “suosiolahja” come from?

suosiolahja (Finnish) comes from Finnish suosio, from Finnish suosia, from Finnish suoda, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.

suosiolahja (Finnish): gift given to one heir as a favor in the context of inheritance law

Definitions

  1. gift given to one heir as a favor in the context of inheritance law

Ancestry of “suosiolahja”, step by step

suosiolahja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suosio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuosiopopularity
2Finnishsuosiato favor/favour
3Finnishsuodato give, allow, permit, grant, let; Indicative...
4Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é—

via Finnish Lahja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLahjapresent, gift
2Finnishlahjapresent, gift; talent, gift
3Proto-Finniclahjawedding gift
4Proto-Germanicblahwjǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlok-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH-é →Every word from Proto-Finnic söödäk →Every word from Finnish suoda →