Where does “jättiläisalbatrossi” come from?

jättiläisalbatrossi (Finnish) comes from Finnish jättiläinen, from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

jättiläisalbatrossi (Finnish): wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans

Definitions

  1. wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans

Ancestry of “jättiläisalbatrossi”, step by step

jättiläisalbatrossi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jättiläinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjättiläinenA giant; An ogre; giant, gigantic; sometimes also...
2Finnishlainenthat is like; -like
3Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
4Old Swedishslagh—
5Middle Low Germanslach—
6Old Saxonslag—
7Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
8Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
9Low Germanslagge—
10Middle Low Germanslagge—
11Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
12Old Saxonslāhanto hit
13Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
14Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
15Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Finnish albatrossi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalbatrossialbatross
2EnglishalbatrossAny of various large seabirds of the family...
3Spanishalcatrazgannet; roll of paper, paper cone, cornet; arum
4Arabicقرطاسpaper, page; book, scroll, parchment; papyrus
5Arabicقِرْطَاسpaper, page
6Aramaicקַרְטֵיסָא—
7Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
8Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →