Where does “MM-kisat” come from?

MM-kisat (Finnish) comes from Finnish kisa, from Proto-Finnic kisa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kiśɜ.

MM-kisat (Finnish): world championship games, "alternative term for"...

Definitions

  1. world championship games, "alternative term for"...

Ancestry of “MM-kisat”, step by step

MM-kisat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kisa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkisacompetition, games
2Proto-Finnickisagame, play, competition
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickiśɜ—

via Finnish MM

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMMWorld championship; Abbreviation of...
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kiśɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kisa →Every word from Finnish kisa →