Where does “erikoislaina” come from?

erikoislaina (Finnish) comes from Finnish erikoinen, from Finnish eri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *erei, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

erikoislaina (Finnish): A word or phrase borrowed by one language from another and modified in pronunciation to fit the normal set of sounds of the target language; a semi-adapted or an adapted borrowing; a Hobson-Jobson

Definitions

  1. A word or phrase borrowed by one language from another and modified in pronunciation to fit the normal set of sounds of the target language; a semi-adapted or an adapted borrowing; a Hobson-Jobson

Ancestry of “erikoislaina”, step by step

erikoislaina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish erikoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisherikoinenSpecial, exceptional, out of the ordinary;...
2Finnisheridifferent, other, another; different, separate;...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*erei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

via Finnish Laina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLainaloan
2Proto-Finniclaihnaloan
3Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *erei →Every word from Finnish eri →