Where does “vapaalippu” come from?
vapaalippu (Finnish) comes from Finnish vapaa, from Finnish vapada, from Old East Slavic свободь, from Proto-Slavic svoboda, from Proto-Slavic -oda.
vapaalippu (Finnish): free pass, free ticket
Definitions
- free pass, free ticket
Ancestry of “vapaalippu”, step by step
vapaalippu 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 lippu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lippu | flag, banner; colours; sheet, ticket |