Where does “katsastuskilpailu” come from?
katsastuskilpailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilpailu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
katsastuskilpailu (Finnish): trials competition, selection competition
Definitions
- trials competition, selection competition
Ancestry of “katsastuskilpailu”, step by step
katsastuskilpailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kilpailu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kilpailu | contest, competition, race; competition; rivalry |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish katsastus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katsastus | A routine inspection or checkup, especially an (annual) obligatory inspection of a car |
| 2 | Finnish | -us | Forms nouns from verbs, describing an action or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -us | Forms some nouns from nominal stems |