Where does “kilpalatu” come from?

kilpalatu (Finnish) comes from Finnish latu, from Proto-Finnic latu, from Proto-Finno-Permic laδᴈ.

kilpalatu (Finnish): ski track suited for competitions

Definitions

  1. ski track suited for competitions

Ancestry of “kilpalatu”, step by step

kilpalatu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish latu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlatuski track; course
2Proto-Finniclatuski track
3Proto-Finno-Permiclaδᴈ—

via Finnish kilpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpacontest, race
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