Where does “kaupunkilaisväestö” come from?

kaupunkilaisväestö (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,...

kaupunkilaisväestö (Finnish): urban population, city population

Definitions

  1. urban population, city population

Ancestry of “kaupunkilaisväestö”, step by step

kaupunkilaisväestö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaupunkilainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaupunkilainencitizen, townsman, townswoman; Of or relating to...
2Finnishlainenthat is like; -like
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 väestö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishväestöPopulation; the people living within a political...
2Finnishväkipeople, crowd; power, strength, force
3Icelandicvakihormone
4Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
5Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-