Where does “kiinalainen uusivuosi” come from?
kiinalainen uusivuosi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiinalainen, 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,...
kiinalainen uusivuosi (Finnish): Chinese New Year
Definitions
- Chinese New Year
Ancestry of “kiinalainen uusivuosi”, step by step
kiinalainen uusivuosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kiinalainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiinalainen | Chinese; a kind of a firecracker, petard; In... |
| 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,... |