Where does “kilpakenttä” come from?

kilpakenttä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kenttä, from Proto-Samic kientē — meadow, field.

kilpakenttä (Finnish): arena place where a competition takes place; also figuratively

Definitions

  1. arena place where a competition takes place; also figuratively

Ancestry of “kilpakenttä”, step by step

kilpakenttä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kenttä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenttäfield; A limited area where a game is played, a...
2Proto-Samickientēmeadow, field

via Finnish kilpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpacontest, race
Every word from Proto-Samic kientē →Every word from Finnish kenttä →