Where does “äärivasemmistolainen” come from?

äärivasemmistolainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vasemmistolainen, from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

äärivasemmistolainen (Finnish): extreme leftist; An extreme leftist

Definitions

  1. extreme leftist; An extreme leftist

Ancestry of “äärivasemmistolainen”, step by step

äärivasemmistolainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vasemmistolainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvasemmistolainenleft-wing, leftist; leftwinger, leftist
2Finnishlainenthat is like; -like
3Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
4Old Swedishslagh—
5Middle Low Germanslach—
6Old Saxonslag—
7Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
8Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
9Low Germanslagge—
10Middle Low Germanslagge—
11Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
12Old Saxonslāhanto hit
13Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
14Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
15Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Finnish ääri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishääriverge; end; vicinity
2Swedishåra year
3Frencharean are
4Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
5Proto-Italicāzeā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “äärivasemmistolainen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →