Where does “erikoisleima” come from?

erikoisleima (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,...

erikoisleima (Finnish): special stamp

Definitions

  1. special stamp

Ancestry of “erikoisleima”, step by step

erikoisleima 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 leima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleimastamp; label, mark; stain, taint, stigma
2Russianклеймо́brand, stamp, identification mark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *erei →Every word from Finnish eri →