Where does “vastaanottoaika” come from?
vastaanottoaika (Finnish) comes from Finnish vastaanotto, from Finnish ottaa vastaan, from Finnish vastaan, from Finnish vasta-, from Finnish vasta, from Swedish kvast, from Old Swedish quaster, from Old Norse kvǫstr — twig; leafwork.
vastaanottoaika (Finnish): appointment prearranged time to meet
Definitions
- appointment prearranged time to meet
Ancestry of “vastaanottoaika”, step by step
vastaanottoaika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vastaanotto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastaanotto | reception; reception, front desk; soirée |
| 2 | Finnish | ottaa vastaan | to receive, accept; to meet, welcome, greet, pick... |
| 3 | Finnish | vastaan | back; against; towards |
| 4 | Finnish | vasta- | Expressing opposition or contrast: counter-,... |
| 5 | Finnish | vasta | Expressing delay or that something takes place... |
| 6 | Swedish | kvast | broom; tassel; cyme |
| 7 | Old Swedish | quaster | — |
| 8 | Old Norse | kvǫstr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kwastuz | tuft; tassel |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷes- | twig; leafwork |
via Finnish aika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aika | time; time, moment; appointment |
| 2 | Finnish | -isin | The case suffix denoting temporal distributive;... |
| 3 | Hungarian | isi | school |
| 4 | Hungarian | -i | Added to a proper noun, noun or postposition to... |
| 5 | Hungarian | -é | Used to form the lative, expressing the direction... |
| 6 | Albanian | -ë | -ing, -ion |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -jā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |