Where does “tilastokeskus” come from?
tilastokeskus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tilasto, from Finnish tila, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
tilastokeskus (Finnish): A national authority for collecting and compiling...
Definitions
- A national authority for collecting and compiling...
Ancestry of “tilastokeskus”, step by step
tilastokeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tilasto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tilasto | statistics |
| 2 | Finnish | tila | state; condition; Short for maatila |
| 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 |
via Finnish keskus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keskus | centre/center |
| 2 | Finnish | Keski- | middle, central; average, mid-, medium |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keski | middle, center |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | keske | — |