Where does “heikkolaatuinen” come from?

heikkolaatuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish laatuinen, from Finnish laatu, from Russian лад, from Proto-Slavic ladъ — harmony, order.

heikkolaatuinen (Finnish): Of low quality, low-quality, poor

Definitions

  1. Of low quality, low-quality, poor

Ancestry of “heikkolaatuinen”, step by step

heikkolaatuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laatuinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatuinenof a certain quality or sort
2Finnishlaatuquality; sort, kind
3Russianладharmony, concord; manner, way; mode; fret
4Proto-Slavicladъharmony, order

via Finnish heikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheikkoweak; faint; feeble

Words derived from “heikkolaatuinen”

Every word from Proto-Slavic ladъ →Every word from Russian лад →Every word from Finnish laatu →