Where does “kiinalaiskaupunginosa” come from?
kiinalaiskaupunginosa (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,...
kiinalaiskaupunginosa (Finnish): Chinatown
Definitions
- Chinatown
Ancestry of “kiinalaiskaupunginosa”, step by step
kiinalaiskaupunginosa 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,... |
via Finnish kaupunginosa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaupunginosa | An area within a town or city |
| 2 | Finnish | kaupunki | town; city |
| 3 | Old Gutnish | kaupungr | marketplace |
| 4 | Old Norse | kaupangr | marketplace |
| 5 | Old Norse | kaup | purchase |
| 6 | Old Norse | kaupa | to buy |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 9 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |