Where does “euroopanmestari” come from?

euroopanmestari (Finnish) comes from Finnish mestari, from Old Swedish mæstare, from Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.

euroopanmestari (Finnish): European champion

Definitions

  1. European champion

Ancestry of “euroopanmestari”, step by step

euroopanmestari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mestari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmestarimaster; expert; champion
2Old Swedishmæstare
3Old Norsemeistari
4Middle Low Germanmeister
5Old Saxonmēstar
6Old Frenchmaistremaster; Master; magister
7Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
8Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros
10Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Finnish Eurooppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishEurooppaof Europe; Europe
2LatinEurōpa
3Ancient GreekΕὐρώπηEuropa; Europe
4Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
5Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s