Where does “tutkimusassistentti” come from?
tutkimusassistentti (Finnish) comes from Finnish tutkimus, from Finnish tutkia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.
tutkimusassistentti (Finnish): research assistant
Definitions
- research assistant
Ancestry of “tutkimusassistentti”, step by step
tutkimusassistentti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tutkimus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tutkimus | research; examination; investigation |
| 2 | Finnish | tutkia | to examine, investigate; to research; Partitive... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ia | Forms primarily transitive verbs describing... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -idak | applicative suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -j- | — |
via Finnish assistentti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | assistentti | assistant |
| 2 | Swedish | assistent | an assistant (person who assists), a clerical officer |
| 3 | Swedish | assistera | to assist |