Where does “järjestelmäveikkaus” come from?
järjestelmäveikkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish veikkaus, from Finnish veikata, from Finnish veikka, from Finnish veto, from Latin veto, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.
järjestelmäveikkaus (Finnish): A mode of football pool in which the player is allowed to make multiple entries concerning the result of an individual game thus multiplying their chance of winning
Definitions
- A mode of football pool in which the player is allowed to make multiple entries concerning the result of an individual game thus multiplying their chance of winning
Ancestry of “järjestelmäveikkaus”, step by step
järjestelmäveikkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish veikkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | veikkaus | guess; football pool, pools; sweep |
| 2 | Finnish | veikata | to guess, bet, be one's bet; to play football... |
| 3 | Finnish | veikka | guy, bloke |
| 4 | Finnish | veto | pull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar... |
| 5 | Latin | veto | I forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest! |
| 6 | Latin | voto | dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wetā(je)- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weth₂- | to say |
via Finnish järjestelmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | järjestelmä | system |
| 2 | Finnish | järjestää | to arrange; to organize |
| 3 | Finnish | järki | reason; sense |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | järki | row; order, condition |