Where does “vastalausemielenosoitus” come from?
vastalausemielenosoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vastalause, from Finnish vasta-, from Finnish vasta, from Swedish kvast, from Old Swedish quaster, from Old Norse kvǫstr, from Proto-Germanic kwastuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- — twig; leafwork.
vastalausemielenosoitus (Finnish): protest demonstration demonstration protesting a particular decision, etc
Definitions
- protest demonstration demonstration protesting a particular decision, etc
Ancestry of “vastalausemielenosoitus”, step by step
vastalausemielenosoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vastalause
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastalause | protest; objection |
| 2 | Finnish | vasta- | Expressing opposition or contrast: counter-,... |
| 3 | Finnish | vasta | Expressing delay or that something takes place... |
| 4 | Swedish | kvast | broom; tassel; cyme |
| 5 | Old Swedish | quaster | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | kvǫstr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kwastuz | tuft; tassel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷes- | twig; leafwork |
via Finnish mielenosoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mielenosoitus | demonstration, protest |
| 2 | Finnish | osoitus | indication, demonstration, manifestation |
| 3 | Finnish | osoittaa | to show; to indicate; to point |
| 4 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |