Where does “kilpailunvastainen” come from?
kilpailunvastainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vastainen, from Finnish vasta-, from Finnish vasta, from Swedish kvast, from Old Swedish quaster, from Old Norse kvǫstr, from Proto-Germanic kwastuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- — twig; leafwork.
kilpailunvastainen (Finnish): anticompetitive
Definitions
- anticompetitive
Ancestry of “kilpailunvastainen”, step by step
kilpailunvastainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vastainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastainen | foul, head-, contrary; anti-, in-, un-; occurring... |
| 2 | Finnish | vasta- | Expressing opposition or contrast: counter-,... |
| 3 | Finnish | vasta | Expressing delay or that something takes place... |
| 4 | Swedish | kvast | broom; tassel; cyme |
| 5 | Old Swedish | quaster | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | kvǫstr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kwastuz | tuft; tassel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷes- | twig; leafwork |