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Where does “gangsteriliiga” come from?

gangsteriliiga (Finnish) comes from Finnish liiga, from German Liga, from Italian lega, from Italian legare, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

gangsteriliiga (Finnish): gang

Definitions

  1. gang

Ancestry of “gangsteriliiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliigaleague
2GermanLigaleague
3Italianlegaleague , gang; association, society; alloy
4Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
5Latinligō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
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