Where does “vapaaehtoinen” come from?
vapaaehtoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vapaa, from Finnish vapada, from Old East Slavic свободь, from Proto-Slavic svoboda, from Proto-Slavic -oda.
vapaaehtoinen (Finnish): volunteer; voluntary; A volunteer
Definitions
- volunteer; voluntary; A volunteer
Ancestry of “vapaaehtoinen”, 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 | — |
Words derived from “vapaaehtoinen”