Where does “kilpakosija” come from?

kilpakosija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kosija, from Finnish kosia, from Proto-Finnic kosidak — to propose.

kilpakosija (Finnish): rival suitor

Definitions

  1. rival suitor

Ancestry of “kilpakosija”, step by step

kilpakosija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kosija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkosijawooer, suitor
2Finnishkosiato propose to, pop the question
3Proto-Finnickosidakto propose

via Finnish kilpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpacontest, race
Every word from Proto-Finnic kosidak →Every word from Finnish kosia →Every word from Finnish kosija →