Where does “hiihtostadion” come from?

hiihtostadion (Finnish) comes from Finnish stadion, from Ancient Greek στάδιον, from Ancient Greek στάδιος, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

hiihtostadion (Finnish): skiing stadium, ski stadium

Definitions

  1. skiing stadium, ski stadium

Ancestry of “hiihtostadion”, step by step

hiihtostadion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish stadion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishstadionstadium; stadion
2Ancient GreekστάδιονA 600-foot track for footraces and the...
3Ancient Greekστάδιοςstanding fast and firm; firm, fixed, immobile;...
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Finnish hiihto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiihtoskiing; "In plural," skiing games
2FinnishhiihtääTo ski
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek στάδιος →Every word from Ancient Greek στάδιον →