Where does “toivelista” come from?
toivelista (Finnish) comes from Finnish toive, from Finnish toivoa, from Proto-Finnic toivodak — to hope; to wish.
toivelista (Finnish): wish list
Ancestry of “toivelista”, step by step
toivelista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish toive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | toive | wish |
| 2 | Finnish | toivoa | to hope for, wish; Partitive singular form of... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | toivodak | to hope; to wish |
via Finnish lista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lista | list; Short for ruokalista; Short for pörssilista... |
| 2 | Swedish | lista | a list; a register or roll of paper consisting of... |