Where does “välitunti” come from?

välitunti (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunti, from Old Swedish stund.

välitunti (Finnish): break, recess

Definitions

  1. break, recess

Ancestry of “välitunti”, step by step

välitunti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuntihour; lesson, class
2Old Swedishstund—

via Finnish väli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
2Proto-Finnicvälji—

Words derived from “välitunti”

Every word from Old Swedish stund →Every word from Finnish tunti →