Where does “vartiokoira” come from?
vartiokoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
vartiokoira (Finnish): guard dog, watchdog
Ancestry of “vartiokoira”, step by step
vartiokoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koira | dog; dog paddle; military police |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish vartio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vartio | guard, watch; troop |
| 2 | Finnish | vartija | guard |
| 3 | Finnish | -ja | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ja | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ja | Forms the present participle |