Where does “daakialainen” come from?

daakialainen (Finnish) comes 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, from Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

daakialainen (Finnish): Dacian

Definitions

  1. Dacian

Ancestry of “daakialainen”, step by step

daakialainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlainenthat is like; -like
2Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
3Old Swedishslagh
4Middle Low Germanslach
5Old Saxonslag
6Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
7Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
8Low Germanslagge
9Middle Low Germanslagge
10Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
11Old Saxonslāhanto hit
12Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
13Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
14Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Finnish Daakia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishDaakiaDacia ancient kingdom and Roman province
2LatinDaciaDenmark; Dacia; greater Romania
3Ancient GreekΔάοιDai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-