Where does “kilpailu” come from?

kilpailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

kilpailu (Finnish): contest, competition, race; competition; rivalry

Definitions

  1. contest, competition, race; competition; rivalry

Ancestry of “kilpailu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
2Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

Words derived from “kilpailu

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uEvery word from Finnish -u