Where does “tilanpuute” come from?
tilanpuute (Finnish) comes from Finnish tila, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
tilanpuute (Finnish): lack of space, shortage of space
Definitions
- lack of space, shortage of space
Ancestry of “tilanpuute”, step by step
tilanpuute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tila
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tila | state; condition; Short for maatila |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish puute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puute | shortage; deficiency; shortcoming |
| 2 | Finnish | puuttua | to be missing; "inanimate thing in elative" or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | puuttudak | to catch (onto), snag, get caught in/on |