Where does “varallaolopäivystys” come from?
varallaolopäivystys (Finnish) comes from Finnish päivystys, from Finnish päivystää, from Finnish päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.
varallaolopäivystys (Finnish): standby duty
Definitions
- standby duty
Ancestry of “varallaolopäivystys”, step by step
varallaolopäivystys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päivystys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päivystys | emergency duty, on call duty, duty, service |
| 2 | Finnish | päivystää | To be on call |
| 3 | Finnish | päivä | day; the sun |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | päivä | sun; day |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päjwä | ? warmth; ? sun; ? fire |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | päje | — |
via Finnish varallaolo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varallaolo | being on call, being on duty, being on standby or... |
| 2 | Finnish | vara | reserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | warō | attention, care |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |