Where does “kalsarisillaan” come from?

kalsarisillaan (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalsarit, from Finnish kalsongit, from Swedish kalsonger — underpants.

kalsarisillaan (Finnish): in one's underwear

Definitions

  1. in one's underwear

Ancestry of “kalsarisillaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalsaritunderpants
2Finnishkalsongitmen's long underpants
3Swedishkalsongerunderpants
Every word from Swedish kalsonger →Every word from Finnish kalsongit →Every word from Finnish kalsarit →
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