Where does “keilakilpailu” come from?
keilakilpailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilpailu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
Ancestry of “keilakilpailu”, step by step
keilakilpailu 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 keila
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keila | pin, tenpin; beam; cusk, Brosme brosme |
| 2 | Icelandic | keila | cone; bowling pin, tenpin; torsk, cusk |