Where does “ammattislangi” come from?
ammattislangi (Finnish) comes from Finnish slangi, from English slang, from English sling, from English spiderling, from English Ling, from Middle English ling, from Old Norse lyng, from Proto-Germanic lingwą — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
ammattislangi (Finnish): argot, jargon, vernacular
Definitions
- argot, jargon, vernacular
Ancestry of “ammattislangi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | slangi | Slang, jargon, vernacular; Argot, jargon,... |
| 2 | English | slang | Language outside of conventional usage and in the... |
| 3 | English | sling | To throw with a circular or arcing motion; To... |
| 4 | English | spiderling | An immature spider; Any of various herbaceous... |
| 5 | English | Ling | — |
| 6 | Middle English | ling | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |