Where does “epäurheilijamaisuus” come from?
epäurheilijamaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish epäurheilijamainen, from Finnish urheilijamainen, from Finnish urheilija, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
epäurheilijamaisuus (Finnish): quality of being unsportsmanlike
Definitions
- quality of being unsportsmanlike
Ancestry of “epäurheilijamaisuus”, step by step
epäurheilijamaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish epäurheilijamainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | epäurheilijamainen | unsportsmanlike, unsporting |
| 2 | Finnish | urheilijamainen | sportsmanlike |
| 3 | Finnish | urheilija | A sportsman or sportswoman |
| 4 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |