Where does “tervetuliainen” come from?
tervetuliainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuliainen, from Finnish tulla, from Proto-Finnic tuldak, from Proto-Uralic tole-, from Hungarian -ál, from Hungarian -l, from Proto-Uralic -l.
tervetuliainen (Finnish): welcome party, welcoming event
Definitions
- welcome party, welcoming event
Ancestry of “tervetuliainen”, step by step
tervetuliainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuliainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuliainen | homecoming gift present brought home when returning from travel |
| 2 | Finnish | tulla | to come; to become, get, go, turn; to have to do,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tuldak | to come |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | tole- | to come |
| 5 | Hungarian | -ál | Same as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for... |
| 6 | Hungarian | -l | Appended to a noun, an adjective or less... |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | -l | — |