Where does “tavattavissa” come from?
tavattavissa (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.
tavattavissa (Finnish): available (for a meeting), in
Definitions
- available (for a meeting), in
Ancestry of “tavattavissa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tavata | to meet; to meet up; to find, to catch |
| 2 | Swedish | stava | to spell; to write the individual letters of a... |
| 3 | Swedish | stav | a staff, a rod; a letter |
| 4 | Old Swedish | staver | staff, cane |
| 5 | Old Norse | stafr | staff |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stabaz | staff, stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ- | to stand still; to harden |