Where does “harjoituskurssi” come from?

harjoituskurssi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kurssi, from Swedish kurs, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

harjoituskurssi (Finnish): training course, exercise course

Definitions

  1. training course, exercise course

Ancestry of “harjoituskurssi”, step by step

harjoituskurssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kurssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkurssiclass, course; course; rate, exchange rate
2Swedishkurscourse, class; course, the intended passage of...
3LatincursusThe act of running; race; Course, way, passage,...
4Latincurrōto run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Finnish harjoitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjoitusexercise, practice; rehearsal; drill
2Finnishharjoittaato practice
3Finnish-oittaaVariant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-