Where does “eteläossetialainen” come from?
eteläossetialainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
eteläossetialainen (Finnish): South Ossetian
Definitions
- South Ossetian
Ancestry of “eteläossetialainen”, step by step
eteläossetialainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 2 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 3 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 7 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 8 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 9 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 11 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Finnish Etelä-Ossetia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Etelä-Ossetia | — |
| 2 | Finnish | etelä | south |
| 3 | Slovak | Etela | — |
| 4 | English | ethel | The letter Œ/œ, or the rune ᛟ; Alternative form... |
| 5 | Middle English | ethel | homeland, ancestral territory; patrimony; athel |
| 6 | Old English | æþel | homeland, ancestral territory; noble, a person of... |
| 7 | Old English | æþele | noble |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aþalaz | noble |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |