Where does “tilapäisapu” come from?
tilapäisapu (Finnish) comes from Finnish tilapäinen, from Finnish -päinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
tilapäisapu (Finnish): temporary help, temporary assistance
Definitions
- temporary help, temporary assistance
Ancestry of “tilapäisapu”, step by step
tilapäisapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tilapäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tilapäinen | temporary, provisional; occasional, casual;... |
| 2 | Finnish | -päinen | Of or pertaining to a head; used only as headword... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |