Where does “kanadansuomalainen” come from?

kanadansuomalainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Suomalainen, from Finnish -läinen, 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,...

kanadansuomalainen (Finnish): Finnish Canadian; Finnish-Canadian

Definitions

  1. Finnish Canadian; Finnish-Canadian

Ancestry of “kanadansuomalainen”, step by step

kanadansuomalainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Suomalainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSuomalainenFinnish, of or relating to Finland
2Finnish-läinenFront vowel variant of -lainen
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 Kanada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKanadaof Canada
2EnglishcañadaA small canyon; a narrow valley or glen
3Spanishcañadaglen, gully, ravine
4Spanish-adaUsed with a stem to form the feminine singular...
5Spanish-adoSuffix indicating the masculine singular past...
6Old Spanish-adoforms the masculine singular past participle of regular
7Latin-ātused
8Proto-Italic-ātos
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic slahan