Where does “kaupunkilaisjärki” come from?
kaupunkilaisjärki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaupunkilainen, from Finnish lainen, 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,...
kaupunkilaisjärki (Finnish): street smarts
Definitions
- street smarts
Ancestry of “kaupunkilaisjärki”, step by step
kaupunkilaisjärki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaupunkilainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaupunkilainen | citizen, townsman, townswoman; Of or relating to... |
| 2 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 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,... |