Where does “tilausasiamies” come from?
tilausasiamies (Finnish) comes from Finnish tilaus, from Finnish tilata, from Finnish tila, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
tilausasiamies (Finnish): subscription salesman, subscription seller
Definitions
- subscription salesman, subscription seller
Ancestry of “tilausasiamies”, step by step
tilausasiamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tilaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tilaus | order; subscription; booking, reservation |
| 2 | Finnish | tilata | to order; to sign up for; to subscribe to |
| 3 | Finnish | tila | state; condition; Short for maatila |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |