Where does “kaakkoisaasialainen” come from?

kaakkoisaasialainen (Finnish) comes 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, from Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

kaakkoisaasialainen (Finnish): Southeast Asian

Definitions

  1. Southeast Asian

Ancestry of “kaakkoisaasialainen”, step by step

kaakkoisaasialainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lainen

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

via Finnish Kaakkois-Aasia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKaakkois-AasiaSoutheast Asiat
2FinnishAasiaof Asia; Asia; Asian
3LatinĀsiaA kind of rye
4Ancient GreekἈσίαAsia Minor; Asia; Asia
5Mycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
6Hittite𒀸𒋗𒉿northwest Anatolia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic slahan