Where does “ammattilaisjalkapallo” come from?

ammattilaisjalkapallo (Finnish) comes from Finnish ammattilainen, 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,...

ammattilaisjalkapallo (Finnish): professional soccer

Definitions

  1. professional soccer

Ancestry of “ammattilaisjalkapallo”, step by step

ammattilaisjalkapallo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ammattilainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishammattilainenprofessional, pro
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 jalkapallo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjalkapalloFootball; A ball used in that game
2EnglishfootballA sport played on foot in which teams attempt to...
3Middle Englishfotbalfootball game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby
4Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
5Old Englishbeallball
6EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
7Old Englishhyllhill
8Albanianhullifurrow
9Proto-Germanichullizhill
10Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
11Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →