Where does “itäaasialaisuus” come from?
itäaasialaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish itäaasialainen, from Finnish aasialainen, from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
itäaasialaisuus (Finnish): The quality of being East Asian, "East Asianness"
Definitions
- The quality of being East Asian, "East Asianness"
Ancestry of “itäaasialaisuus”, step by step
itäaasialaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish itäaasialainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | itäaasialainen | East Asian; An East Asian person |
| 2 | Finnish | aasialainen | Asian; An Asian person |
| 3 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 4 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 5 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 9 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 10 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 12 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 13 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |