Where does “antisankari” come from?

antisankari (Finnish) comes from Finnish anti, from Finnish antaa, from Proto-Finnic antadak, from Proto-Uralic ëmta- — to give.

antisankari (Finnish): antihero

Definitions

  1. antihero

Ancestry of “antisankari”, step by step

antisankari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishantioffering, issue; the achieved outcome or result
2Finnishantaato give; to allow; to present, donate; To let,...
3Proto-Finnicantadakto give
4Proto-Uralicëmta-to give

via Finnish sankari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsankarihero, heroine; great capricorn beetle
2Old Swedishsangaresinger
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëmta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic antadak →Every word from Finnish antaa →