Where does “hiihtokisa” come from?

hiihtokisa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kisa, from Proto-Finnic kisa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kiśɜ.

hiihtokisa (Finnish): skiing competition

Definitions

  1. skiing competition

Ancestry of “hiihtokisa”, step by step

hiihtokisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kisa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkisacompetition, games
2Proto-Finnickisagame, play, competition
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickiśɜ—

via Finnish hiihto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiihtoskiing; "In plural," skiing games
2FinnishhiihtääTo ski
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kiśɜ →