Where does “diplomilaulaja” come from?

diplomilaulaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish diplomi, from Finnish ekonomi, from Finnish eko, from Finnish ekonomaiseri, from English economizer, from English economize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen — he, she.

diplomilaulaja (Finnish): A former music degree granted by the Sibelius...

Definitions

  1. A former music degree granted by the Sibelius...

Ancestry of “diplomilaulaja”, step by step

diplomilaulaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish diplomi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdiplomidiploma
2FinnishekonomiThe Finnish title and/or job title used of...
3Finnishekoeconomizer
4Finnishekonomaiserieconomizer
5EnglisheconomizerA person who avoids waste; A heat exchange device...
6EnglisheconomizeTo practice being economical; To use frugally
7English-izeUsed to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
8Middle English-isen-ise, -ize
9Middle French-iser-ize
10Latin-izōUsed to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives
11Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
12Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
13Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
14Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
15Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
16Chichewaiyehe, she

via Finnish laulaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaulajasinger
2Finnish-ja-er
3Proto-Finnic-jaForms agent nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-jaForms the present participle
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -izeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti