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
Definitions
- parental leave
Ancestry of “vanhempainvapaa”, step by step
vanhempainvapaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vapaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
via Finnish vanhempi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vanhempi | comparative degree of vanha; In titles etc.,... |