Where does “itäeurooppalaisuus” come from?
itäeurooppalaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish itäeurooppalainen, from Finnish eurooppalainen, 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,...
itäeurooppalaisuus (Finnish): The quality of being East European, "East Europeanness"
Definitions
- The quality of being East European, "East Europeanness"
Ancestry of “itäeurooppalaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | itäeurooppalainen | Eastern European |
| 2 | Finnish | eurooppalainen | European; A European |
| 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,... |