Where does “tonttipolitiikka” come from?

tonttipolitiikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish tontti, from Finnish tonttu, from Finnish tonni, from Swedish ton, from English ton, from English tun, from Middle English tunne, from Old English tunne — to stretch, string; to cut.

tonttipolitiikka (Finnish): (urban) land policy, plot policy, lot policy

Definitions

  1. (urban) land policy, plot policy, lot policy

Ancestry of “tonttipolitiikka”, step by step

tonttipolitiikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tontti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtonttiparcel, plot, property
2FinnishtonttuA miniature mythical humanoid creature believed...
3Finnishtonnimetric ton; grand
4Swedishtontonne; tone; tone, shade
5EnglishtonA unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000...
6EnglishtunA large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the...
7Middle Englishtunnecask; barrel
8Old Englishtunnebarrel, cask
9Proto-Germanictunnǭ—
10Latintunnatun, box
11Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
12Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
13Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

via Finnish politiikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolitiikkapolitics; policy
2Swedishpolitikpolitics
3Ancient Greekπολιτικόςcivic, constitutional, public; social
4Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
5Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
6Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
9Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tondā →