Where does “indikaattorilaji” come from?

indikaattorilaji (Finnish) comes from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

indikaattorilaji (Finnish): indicator species

Definitions

indicator species

Ancestry of “indikaattorilaji”, step by step

indikaattorilaji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laji

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	laji	kind, sort; species; sport
2	Old Swedish	slagh	—
3	Middle Low German	slach	—
4	Old Saxon	slag	—
5	Proto-West Germanic	slagi	blow, strike
6	Swedish	slagg	slag metallurgical waste material
7	Low German	slagge	—
8	Middle Low German	slagge	—
9	Middle Low German	slān	to hit, strike
10	Old Saxon	slāhan	to hit
11	Proto-West Germanic	slahan	to hit, to strike; to kill
12	Proto-Germanic	slahaną	to hit, to strike; to kill
13	Proto-Indo-European	slak-	to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Finnish indikaattori

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	indikaattori	An indicator
2	Latin	indicātor	Someone who points out
3	Latin	indicō	to indicate, point out; show, manifest, discover
4	Latin	index	A pointer, indicator; The index finger,...
5	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
6	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
7	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
9	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
10	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11	Latin	calceus	shoe
12	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
13	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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