Where does “tarveharkintainen” come from?

tarveharkintainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarveharkinta, from Finnish harkinta, from Finnish harkita, from Finnish -itä, from Proto-Finnic -it'ak — Forms verbs.

tarveharkintainen (Finnish): means-tested

Definitions

  1. means-tested

Ancestry of “tarveharkintainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarveharkintameans-testing, means test process of evaluating whether an individual qualifies for financial assistance, usually in the form of a social security benefit
2Finnishharkintaconsideration, deliberation
3FinnishharkitaTo deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ponder,...
4Finnish-itäFront vowel variant of -ita
5Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs
Every word from Proto-Finnic -it'akEvery word from Finnish -itäEvery word from Finnish harkita