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Where does “brežneviläisyys” come from?

brežneviläisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish brežneviläinen, 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,...

brežneviläisyys (Finnish): Brezhnevism, Brezhnev Doctrine

Definitions

  1. Brezhnevism, Brezhnev Doctrine

Ancestry of “brežneviläisyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishbrežneviläinenBrezhnevian; Brezhnevite
2Finnishlainenthat is like; -like
3Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
4Old Swedishslagh—
5Middle Low Germanslach—
6Old Saxonslag—
7Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
8Swedishslagg—
9Low Germanslagge—
10Middle Low Germanslagge—
11Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
12Old Saxonslāhan—
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,...
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