Where does “kiinalaiskortteli” come from?
kiinalaiskortteli (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,...
kiinalaiskortteli (Finnish): Chinatown district of a city with high concentration of Chinese residents
Definitions
- Chinatown district of a city with high concentration of Chinese residents
Ancestry of “kiinalaiskortteli”, step by step
kiinalaiskortteli 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,... |