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.

Veikkausliiga (Finnish): The name of the Finnish national championship league in soccer since 1990

Definitions

  1. The name of the Finnish national championship league in soccer since 1990

Ancestry of “Veikkausliiga”, step by step

Veikkausliiga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liiga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliigaleague
2GermanLigaleague
3Italianlegaleague, gang
4Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
5Latinligōhoe, mattock
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Finnish w:fi:Veikkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishw:fi:Veikkausthe name of the main sponsor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Italian legare →