Where does “varapresidenttiehdokas” come from?
varapresidenttiehdokas (Finnish) comes from Finnish ehdokas, from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
varapresidenttiehdokas (Finnish): vice presidential candidate
Definitions
- vice presidential candidate
Ancestry of “varapresidenttiehdokas”, step by step
varapresidenttiehdokas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ehdokas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ehdokas | candidate; nominee |
| 2 | Finnish | kas | look!, oh!, my!, behold!; look |
| 3 | Finnish | katso! | look! |
| 4 | Finnish | katsoa | to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | kaccodak | to look |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gātijaną | — |
via Finnish varapresidentti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varapresidentti | vice president |
| 2 | Finnish | vara- | extra, spare, contingency, safety, emergency;... |
| 3 | Finnish | vara | reserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | warō | attention, care |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |