Where does “kantasuomalainen” come from?
kantasuomalainen (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,...
kantasuomalainen (Finnish): native Finnish of an ethnically Finnish resident of Finland as opposed to some other ethnicity
Definitions
- native Finnish of an ethnically Finnish resident of Finland as opposed to some other ethnicity
Ancestry of “kantasuomalainen”, step by step
kantasuomalainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Suomalainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Suomalainen | Finnish, of or relating to Finland |
| 2 | Finnish | -läinen | Front vowel variant of -lainen |
| 3 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 8 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 9 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 12 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |