Where does “tutkimusavustaja” come from?
tutkimusavustaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish tutkimus, from Finnish tutkia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.
tutkimusavustaja (Finnish): research assistant
Ancestry of “tutkimusavustaja”, step by step
tutkimusavustaja 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 avustaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | avustaja | assistant, aide, auxiliary; sidekick; aide,... |
| 2 | Finnish | avustaa | To assist; To abet |
| 3 | Finnish | apu | help; assistance; helping hand |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | apu | Alternative form of *api |