Where does “kamppailija” come from?

kamppailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kamppailla, from Old Swedish kampa.

kamppailija (Finnish): fighter, combater, struggler, contender

Definitions

  1. fighter, combater, struggler, contender

Ancestry of “kamppailija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkamppaillaTo combat; To contend
2Old Swedishkampa—
Every word from Old Swedish kampa →Every word from Finnish kamppailla →