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

gangsteriliiga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liiga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliigaleague
2GermanLigaleague
3Italianlegaleague, gang
4Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
5Latinligōhoe, mattock
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Finnish gangsteri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgangsterigangster, mobster
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Italian legare →