Where does “kisailija” come from?

kisailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kisailla, from Finnish kisata, from Finnish kisa, from Proto-Finnic kisa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kiśɜ.

kisailija (Finnish): one who races or frolics

Definitions

  1. one who races or frolics

Ancestry of “kisailija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkisaillaTo play; To race; To frolic
2FinnishkisataTo play; To compete
3Finnishkisacompetition, games
4Proto-Finnickisagame, play, competition
5Proto-Finno-Ugrickiśɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kiśɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kisa →Every word from Finnish kisa →