Where does “florettimiekkailu” come from?

florettimiekkailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish miekkailu, from Finnish miekkailla, from Finnish miekka, from Proto-Finnic meekka, from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz — sword.

florettimiekkailu (Finnish): foil fencing, foil

Definitions

  1. foil fencing, foil

Ancestry of “florettimiekkailu”, step by step

florettimiekkailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish miekkailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiekkailufencing; swordplay
2Finnishmiekkaillato fence, duel
3Finnishmiekkasword
4Proto-Finnicmeekkasword
5Proto-Germanicmēkijazsword

via Finnish floretti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishflorettirapier, foil
Every word from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic meekka →Every word from Finnish miekka →