Where does “vanhempainvapaa” come from?
vanhempainvapaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish vapaa, from Finnish vapada, from Old East Slavic свободь, from Proto-Slavic svoboda, from Proto-Slavic -oda.
vanhempainvapaa (Finnish): parental leave
Ancestry of “vanhempainvapaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vapaa | free; free, off; spare, free |
| 2 | Finnish | vapada | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | свободь | free |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | svoboda | freedom |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -oda | — |