Where does “bassolaulaja” come from?

bassolaulaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish basso, from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

bassolaulaja (Finnish): bass singer

Definitions

  1. bass singer

Ancestry of “bassolaulaja”, step by step

bassolaulaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish basso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbassobass; bass guitar
2Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin
3LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
4Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
5Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Finnish laulaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaulajasinger
2Finnish-ja-er
3Proto-Finnic-jaForms agent nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-jaForms the present participle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →