Where does “kestävyyskilpailu” come from?
kestävyyskilpailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kestävyys, from Finnish kestävä, from Finnish kestää, from Proto-Finnic kestädäk — to last, endure.
kestävyyskilpailu (Finnish): endurance competition, endurance contest
Definitions
- endurance competition, endurance contest
Ancestry of “kestävyyskilpailu”, step by step
kestävyyskilpailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kestävyys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kestävyys | endurance; durability; stamina |
| 2 | Finnish | kestävä | durable, lasting, long-lasting; sustainable;... |
| 3 | Finnish | kestää | to cope, stand, withstand, endure, hold up; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kestädäk | to last, endure |
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 |