Where does “Veikkausliiga” come from?
Veikkausliiga (Finnish) comes from Finnish liiga, from German Liga, from Italian lega, from Italian legare, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
Ancestry of “Veikkausliiga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | liiga | league |
| 2 | German | Liga | league |
| 3 | Italian | lega | league , gang; association, society; alloy |
| 4 | Italian | legare | to bind or tie; to unite; to connect |
| 5 | Latin | ligō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |