Where does “yhteishaku” come from?
yhteishaku (Finnish) comes from Finnish haku, from Finnish hakea, from Proto-Finnic hakedak, from Proto-Germanic sākija-.
yhteishaku (Finnish): applying to multiple educational institutions at the same time; joint application
Definitions
- applying to multiple educational institutions at the same time; joint application
Ancestry of “yhteishaku”, step by step
yhteishaku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish haku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | haku | search; applying, application |
| 2 | Finnish | hakea | To retrieve, get, fetch; To search; To apply |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hakedak | to pick; to fetch; to gather, to collect |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sākija- | — |
via Finnish yhteinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhteinen | shared, joint, common; collaborative,... |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |