Where does “lauatennisist” come from?

lauatennisist (Estonian) comes from Estonian laud, from Proto-Germanic flauþ.

lauatennisist (Estonian): table tennis player

Definitions

  1. table tennis player

Ancestry of “lauatennisist”, step by step

lauatennisist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian laud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlaudboard; plank; table
2Proto-Germanicflauþ

via Estonian tennisist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantennisisttennis player
2Russianтенниси́стtennis player
Every word from Proto-Germanic flauþEvery word from Estonian laud
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