Where does “Koillisväylä” come from?
Koillisväylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish koillinen, from Finnish koi, from Japanese 鯉, from Old Japanese こい.
Koillisväylä (Finnish): Northeast Passage
Definitions
- Northeast Passage
Ancestry of “Koillisväylä”, step by step
Koillisväylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koillinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koillinen | northeast; northeastern |
| 2 | Finnish | koi | short form of vaatekoi Tineola bisselliella,... |
| 3 | Japanese | 鯉 | carp, specifically, the common carp |
| 4 | Old Japanese | こい | — |
via Finnish väylä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väylä | any route one can travel, especially one that is... |