Where does “jääkiekko” come from?
jääkiekko (Finnish) comes from Finnish jää, from Proto-Finnic jää, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.
jääkiekko (Finnish): Ice hockey; The puck with which ice hockey is...
Definitions
- Ice hockey; The puck with which ice hockey is...
Ancestry of “jääkiekko”, step by step
jääkiekko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jää | ice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | jää | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | jäŋe | ice |
via Finnish kiekko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiekko | A disk or a disc; A puck; A discus |