Where does “kakkosvahti” come from?
kakkosvahti (Finnish) comes from Finnish vahti, from Middle Low German wacht, from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
kakkosvahti (Finnish): second baseman
Definitions
- second baseman
Ancestry of “kakkosvahti”, step by step
kakkosvahti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vahti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vahti | guard; watch; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wacht | watch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wahtwō | watch, vigil |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wakaną | to wake, be awake, arise |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
via Finnish kakkonen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kakkonen | two; deuce; Synonym of kakkospesä |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |