Where does “jäästadion” come from?
jäästadion (Finnish) comes from Finnish stadion, from Ancient Greek στάδιον, from Ancient Greek στάδιος, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
jäästadion (Finnish): ice stadium
Ancestry of “jäästadion”, step by step
jäästadion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish stadion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | stadion | stadium; stadion |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στάδιον | A 600-foot track for footraces and the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στάδιος | standing fast and firm; firm, fixed, immobile;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
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 |