Where does “elämänkoululainen” come from?
elämänkoululainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish koululainen, 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,...
elämänkoululainen (Finnish): uneducated, lower-class person
Definitions
- uneducated, lower-class person
Ancestry of “elämänkoululainen”, step by step
elämänkoululainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koululainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koululainen | schoolchild, schoolgoer |
| 2 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 3 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 8 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 9 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 12 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Finnish elämänkoulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elämänkoulu | university of life, school of hard knocks |
| 2 | Finnish | koulu | school |
| 3 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |