Where does “kilpailuvaltti” come from?

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

kilpailuvaltti (Finnish): competitive asset, competitive advantage

Definitions

  1. competitive asset, competitive advantage

Ancestry of “kilpailuvaltti”, step by step

kilpailuvaltti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kilpailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpailucontest, competition, race; competition; rivalry
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish valtti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalttitrump; trump, advantage
2Swedishvälttipped, felled; a road roller; an agricultural...
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uEvery word from Finnish -uEvery word from Finnish kilpailu