Where does “erilaatuinen” come from?
erilaatuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish laatu, from Russian лад, from Proto-Slavic ladъ — harmony, order.
erilaatuinen (Finnish): of a different quality, heterogenous
Definitions
- of a different quality, heterogenous
Ancestry of “erilaatuinen”, step by step
erilaatuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laatu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laatu | quality; sort, kind |
| 2 | Russian | лад | harmony, concord; manner, way; mode; fret |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ladъ | harmony, order |
via Finnish eri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eri | different, other, another; different, separate;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *erei | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |