Where does “vastavallankumouksellisuus” come from?
vastavallankumouksellisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vastavallankumouksellinen, 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.
vastavallankumouksellisuus (Finnish): counterrevolutionaryism
Definitions
- counterrevolutionaryism
Ancestry of “vastavallankumouksellisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastavallankumouksellinen | counterrevolutionary; A counterrevolutionary |
| 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 |