Where does “kilpasisar” come from?

kilpasisar (Finnish) comes from Finnish sisar, from Proto-Finnic sesar, from Proto-Balto-Slavic swésō, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

kilpasisar (Finnish): fellow (female) competitor

Definitions

  1. fellow (female) competitor

Ancestry of “kilpasisar”, step by step

kilpasisar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sisar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsisarsister
2Proto-Finnicsesarsister
3Proto-Balto-Slavicswésōsister
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Finnish kilpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpacontest, race
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōrEvery word from Proto-Indo-European swésōr
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