Where does “erikoisseikka” come from?

erikoisseikka (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,...

erikoisseikka (Finnish): special circumstance

Definitions

  1. special circumstance

Ancestry of “erikoisseikka”, step by step

erikoisseikka 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 seikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseikkathing, matter; circumstance
2Karelianšeikkawork, bustle, chore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *erei →Every word from Finnish eri →